# Fractures at Melton Truck Lines
> OSHA SIR `20201111121` · 11/24/2020 · RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Melton Truck Lines
- **Location:** Northwest Hardwoods 299 Harwoods Drive, RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15853
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tarping a load of lumber on his truck. He fell off the top of the truck to the ground and broke both wrists.

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