# Fractures at Occidental Chemical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022021338` · 2/11/2022 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Occidental Chemical Corporation
- **Location:** 6200 S. Ridge Rd, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67215
- **NAICS:** 325110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was releasing a company trailer from the company truck by pulling on the fifth wheel release bar when the bar slipped from the release lever, causing the employee to fall backward. The employee suffered a broken femur.

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