# Fractures at Ameren Illinois Company
> OSHA SIR `2017087799` · 8/15/2017 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Ameren Illinois Company
- **Location:** 300 Liberty, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61602
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 15, 2017, at approximately 1:30 p.m., an employee tripped over a computer mouse cord and fell, fracturing her left tibia. She was hospitalized.

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