# Fractures at Forest Service, Mount Hood National Forest
> OSHA SIR `2023021444` · 2/15/2023 · SANDY, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Forest Service, Mount Hood National Forest
- **Location:** 16400 CHAMPION WAY, SANDY, OREGON, 97055
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking down the stairs while carrying a heavy box when they slipped and fell, resulting in a femur fracture.

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