# Fractures at Gerber Poultry
> OSHA SIR `20181010510` · 10/11/2018 · KIDRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Clothing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Gerber Poultry
- **Location:** 5889 Kidron Road, KIDRON, OHIO, 44636
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 10/11/2018, an employee was observing and recording information about a conveyor drive motor while standing on a step ladder. The conveyor line was located approximately 9 feet above the floor. The sleeve of his smock became caught in the line, causing him to lose his balance and fall from the ladder. He was hospitalized with a laceration and fracture to the left arm.

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