# Fractures at Cherry Companies
> OSHA SIR `2017021350` · 2/10/2017 · FRESNO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cherry Companies
- **Location:** 616 FM 521, FRESNO, TEXAS, 77545
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning near a conveyor while the plant was in a state of shutdown because of repair activities. The conveyor then became energized and grabbed him, pulling him 75 feet in the air. He fell from the conveyor, injuring his neck and fracturing his hip.

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