# Fractures at FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043842` · 4/29/2023 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS LLC
- **Location:** 20 Strandtman Drive, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78702
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping down from an 18-wheeler when they slipped and fell on their knee, resulting in fractures to the femur and patella.

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