# Fractures at Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022064809` · 6/3/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(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:** Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.
- **Location:** 10205 Sweetwater Lane, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77037
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sorting empty compressed gas cylinders. The employee tripped and a cylinder fell over and struck his right leg. He suffered a broken femur and was hospitalized.

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