# Fractures at DS Services of America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024010348` · 1/13/2024 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** DS Services of America, Inc.
- **Location:** 300 Opportunity Pkwy., AKRON, OHIO, 44307
- **NAICS:** 312112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a box inside a warehouse when it slipped out of their hands and struck their knee. The employee then fell and landed on the concrete floor, resulting in a right femur fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.

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