# Fractures at Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088241` · 8/12/2018 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 2518 FM 307, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a fixed ladder on the side of a blender when he attempted to step down to the next step and his hand slipped. He then fell 1 to 2 feet to the ground and tried to stop himself with his right hand, resulting in a fractured right arm.

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