# Fractures at Apache Fabricators
> OSHA SIR `2023032681` · 3/25/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floor irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** Apache Fabricators
- **Location:** 8101 East Mount Houston Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77050
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was filling a water pail for coolant. After filling the bucket, the employee was walking back to his machine when he tripped on a raised piece of the concrete floor and landed on his right knee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken kneecap.

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