# Fractures at Verrier Tree Service Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110493` · 11/7/2016 · WEST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Verrier Tree Service Inc.
- **Location:** 753 Nooseneck Hill Road, WEST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND, 02817
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/07/2016, an employee was standing on a tire when he slipped and fell 3 feet to the ground, suffering a hip fracture. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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