# Fractures at US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT
> OSHA SIR `2021065088` · 6/22/2021 · BENTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Pickup truck
- **Secondary source:** Parking lot-paved
## Employer
- **Name:** US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT
- **Location:** 11981 Rend City Road, BENTON, ILLINOIS, 62812
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell while exiting a pickup truck, landing on the asphalt parking lot surface about 22 inches below. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the left femur (including at the neck of the hip socket) and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*