# Fractures at Federal Express Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20241211186` · 12/4/2024 · OLATHE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Express Corporation
- **Location:** 22161 W. 167th St., OLATHE, KANSAS, 66062
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were carrying an empty pallet when the injured employee lost their footing and tripped. The employee fell to the floor and was hospitalized with a fractured right femur that required surgery.

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