# Fractures at PDC Development Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020109579` · 10/8/2020 · PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Trash, garbage
## Employer
- **Name:** PDC Development Corporation
- **Location:** 323 Seabreeze Avenue, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33480
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading trash into the back of his truck when he slipped on a trash bag on the ground and fell onto his left hip. The employee sustained a fractured hip requiring surgery.

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