# Fractures at Enersys /NorthStar Battery Company
> OSHA SIR `2024098998` · 9/26/2024 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## 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:** Non-riding pallet jack
## Employer
- **Name:** Enersys /NorthStar Battery Company
- **Location:** 4000 East Continental Way, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
- **NAICS:** 335912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped over the forks of a pallet jack that was charging and fell to the floor, resulting in a right hip fracture.

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