# Fractures at Zeager Brothers, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2020010532` · 1/17/2020 · PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Zeager Brothers, Incorporated
- **Location:** Parryville Borough Park, PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18071
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A truck driver was in the back of a trailer, clearing it out after a delivery. The driver began to climb out of the trailer using a ladder leaning against it; the ladder kicked out and the employee fell to the pavement, suffering a broken hip and bruised ribs.

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