# Fractures at STERIS Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024043565` · 4/24/2024 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** STERIS Corporation
- **Location:** 6500 West Newberry Road, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32605
- **NAICS:** 339113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in an aisle when he tripped over a pallet, fell, and broke his hip. The employee required surgery.

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