# Fractures at Burkes Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032248` · 3/1/2019 · BRENT, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Burkes Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** 425 Industrial Road, BRENT, ALABAMA, 35034
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver was stepping down from the back of a flatbed trailer, missed the step (DOT bumper) and fell to the ground fracturing his right upper leg.

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