# Fractures at Midwest Petroleum
> OSHA SIR `2016021587` · 2/20/2016 · O FALLON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Petroleum
- **Location:** 1060 Bryan Road, O FALLON, MISSOURI, 63366
- **NAICS:** 447110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking out the trash on February 20, 2016. When she opened the gate to the dumpster area, the wind blew the gate back at her and knocked her down, breaking her left hip and requiring surgery.

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