# Fractures at United Rentals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021032362` · 3/19/2021 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals, Inc.
- **Location:** 2201 28th Street, SW, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring gear from one truck to another when he fell off a truck step. He landed on the ground and suffered a broken right hip.

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