# Fractures at Averitt Express
> OSHA SIR `2015074907` · 7/21/2015 · CANTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
## Employer
- **Name:** Averitt Express
- **Location:** 300 Nissan Drive, CANTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39046
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee got out of his truck to unhook the trailer. His shoelace got caught on a piece of metal and he fell on the ground, injuring his forehead and breaking his arm.

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