# Fractures at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
> OSHA SIR `2015041666` · 4/1/2015 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- **Location:** Melvin Price Lock and Dam, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee pulled on a rope that opens an overhead hatch. The rope broke, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall 30 inches. He broke his hip and required hospitalization and surgery.

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