# Fractures at Texas Materials, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021636` · 2/23/2021 · GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Materials, Inc.
- **Location:** River Terrace Drive, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, 78628
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping onto an 18-inch-high step on the back of a mixing truck. He lost his balance and began to fall. He extended his arms to catch himself and suffered a fracture to the upper left wrist that required surgery.

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