# Fractures at J.C. Orr & Son, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2021119663` · 11/8/2021 · STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** J.C. Orr & Son, Incorporated
- **Location:** PSU West 2 Engineering Building, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16801
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee walked behind a pallet they were moving when they tripped over another pallet that was staged in the same area and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left tibia.

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