# Fractures at Mid Kansas Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2017010161` · 1/6/2017 · ABILENE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid Kansas Cooperative
- **Location:** 2934 Fair Road, ABILENE, KANSAS, 67410
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Friday, January 6, 2017,at 9:30 a.m., an employee was helping a trailer being loaded with fertilizer. As he stepped forward to notify the driver that the trailer was full, he tripped and fell forward, hitting his nose on the step of the semi-trailer. He was hospitalized overnight with a broken nose.

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