# Fractures at NASA Langley Research Center
> OSHA SIR `20231110183` · 11/3/2023 · HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** NASA Langley Research Center
- **Location:** 1 Langley Blvd, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, 23681
- **NAICS:** 927110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was loosening a bolt when they lost their balance and tripped over a beam on the floor, falling to the concrete florr and suffering a broken femur. The employee was hospitalized.

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