# Fractures at WESTERN FOODS
> OSHA SIR `2019033138` · 3/26/2019 · PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WESTERN FOODS
- **Location:** 5215 Industrial Drive, PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, 71612
- **NAICS:** 311212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to load a rice tote on a railcar. He was near the edge of the platform when he fell off the platform (2 feet) and broke his femur.

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