# Fractures at Madix, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019021919` · 2/20/2019 · ECLECTIC, 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:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** Madix, Inc
- **Location:** 500 Madix Rd, ECLECTIC, ALABAMA, 36024
- **NAICS:** 337215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While pulling a pallet off a roller bed conveyor, an employee tripped over a ground-mounted forklift guardrail. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken right hip. The employee was hospitalized.

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