# Fractures at Saia LTL Freight, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211299` · 12/3/2016 · WEST CHESTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Saia LTL Freight, Inc.
- **Location:** 3010 E. Crescentville Rd, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking from the dock area into a trailer across the dock plate/bumper when he misstepped and lost his footing. His right foot and leg went off the dock plate/bumper, leading his left leg to bend abnormally and his left femur to break above the knee.

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