# Fractures at Lee Aerospace Plant 5
> OSHA SIR `2024065328` · 6/17/2024 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Lee Aerospace Plant 5
- **Location:** 9413 E 34th Street N, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67226
- **NAICS:** 334511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee picked up material out of a cardboard box that was on the floor. As he was carrying the material, he stepped backward and tripped over the cardboard box, causing him to fall and suffer a compound fracture of his leg.

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