# Fractures at NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
> OSHA SIR `2015010496` · 1/15/2015 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Trip over an object without fall
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Catwalks
## Employer
- **Name:** NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
- **Location:** NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23709
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a catwalk when he tripped on an object that protruded from the floor of the walkway and broke his left femur.

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