# Fractures at West Fraser, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111616` · 11/10/2018 · OPELIKA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** West Fraser, Inc.
- **Location:** 2100 Industrial Blvd, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36801
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped on a 5/8-inch-thick steel plate, used as a wheel stop for forklifts. He fell, breaking his left hip. He was hospitalized.

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