# Fractures at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
> OSHA SIR `20181010986` · 10/24/2018 · GADSDEN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- **Location:** 922 East Meighan Blvd., GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35903
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually taking folded rubber off a skid when his hand slipped off the rubber, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.

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