# Fractures at Patten Seed Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022010134` · 1/6/2022 · FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Farm tractor
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Patten Seed Company LLC
- **Location:** 158 Sod Farm Road, FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, 31030
- **NAICS:** 111998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had finished operating a farm tractor. When he opened the tractor door, a gust of wind caught the door and caused the employee to fall to the ground, resulting in a broken left femur.

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