# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Volpe Dedicated, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019055341` · 5/28/2019 · PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Volpe Dedicated, Inc.
- **Location:** 565 Hollow Rd, PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19460
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping down from a semi-tractor cab to hook up airlines and raise the trailer landing gear when the employee's foot missed one of the cab steps, causing the employee to fall 3 to 4 feet and strike the pavement. The employee injured the left elbow, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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