# Fractures at DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023098353` · 9/10/2023 · HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC.
- **Location:** 283 Mountain Valley Water Place, HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARKANSAS, 71909
- **NAICS:** 312112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking from a palletizer to the production line conveyor to get a case of water to finish off a damaged pallet. He tripped on an uneven part of the floor (a drain that was 3/8-inch deep, 5-inches wide, and 5-feet long) and fell sustaining a broken left femur.

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