# Fractures at U Haul Company of West Houston
> OSHA SIR `2016032554` · 3/25/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** U Haul Company of West Houston
- **Location:** 6808 Bissonnet, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77074
- **NAICS:** 532120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer to a customer vehicle. The employee tried to step over the tongue of the trailer and tripped, landing on his left side and fracturing his left hip.

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