# Fractures at Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station
> OSHA SIR `2016098933` · 9/21/2016 · SHIPPINGPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station
- **Location:** PO Box 4, SHIPPINGPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15077
- **NAICS:** 221113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking to the trash hopper, an employee stepped over a permanent pipe running along the ground. The employee's foot became caught on the pipe, and the employee stumbled and contacted the trash hopper support frame, breaking the left arm and requiring surgery.

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