# Fractures at Blount Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019022142` · 2/26/2019 · MARIETTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Blount Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1730 Sandy Place, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30067
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While sorting mail, an employee tripped over a file box that was sitting in front of the mailboxes. The employee fell, suffering a broken right hip.

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