# Fractures at EMD Serono Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017098740` · 9/12/2017 · BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Sheets, towels, linens, bedding
## Employer
- **Name:** EMD Serono Inc.
- **Location:** 45B Middlesex Turnpike, BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS, 01821
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee squeezed through an area between a table and wall, tripped on the table cloth, and fell on his right knee fracturing it.

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