# Fractures at Preferred Materials, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022054519` · 5/24/2022 · BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(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:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Preferred Materials, Inc.
- **Location:** 25091 Old 41 Road, BONITA SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 34135
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a hose out of a cement tanker. The hose twisted and the employee tripped over it, falling to the ground and suffering a broken left kneecap.

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