# Fractures at GEORGIA PLATING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018088648` · 8/21/2018 · COVINGTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GEORGIA PLATING, INC.
- **Location:** 16100 GEORGIA PEACH AVENUE, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30014
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After checking material that was loaded in a tractor trailer, an employee was stepping off the truck when it pulled out. She slipped off the truck and fell 4 feet, breaking her left leg above the ankle.

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