# Fractures at Primcor Refinery Group
> OSHA SIR `2022076240` · 7/18/2022 · PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Primcor Refinery Group
- **Location:** 1801 Gulfway Drive, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking around a work area. The employee tripped on a ground rod that was sticking up about 2 inches from the ground and suffered a broken left knee.

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