# Fractures at NLMK Pennsylvania
> OSHA SIR `2017076530` · 7/14/2017 · FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** NLMK Pennsylvania
- **Location:** 15 Roemer Blvd., FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA, 16121
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to plug a power tool into a receptacle outlet while stepping over a wire rope sling that was laying on the floor. He tripped over the wire rope swing, fell, twisted, and hit the floor, fracturing his right femur.

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