# Fractures at HMIT
> OSHA SIR `20171212266` · 12/28/2017 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Catwalks
- **Secondary source:** Suits, coats, jackets
## Employer
- **Name:** HMIT
- **Location:** I-35 North Mile Marker 12, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78045
- **NAICS:** 482111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a catwalk when her jacket became caught and she lost her balance, falling 4 feet to the ground and breaking her hip.

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