# Fractures at Quality Carriers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087894` · 8/20/2020 · WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## 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:** Quality Carriers, Inc.
- **Location:** 524 South Cherry Street, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06492
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell to the concrete ground while stepping out of the cab of his tractor-trailer. The employee sustained a fractured left hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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