# Dislocation of joints at Decking Texas
> OSHA SIR `2021075401` · 7/1/2021 · DENTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Decking Texas
- **Location:** Corner of Jim Christal Road and Western Blvd, DENTON, TEXAS, 76207
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting the crew in laying the last piece of material. He stepped on the material so it could be welded by a co-worker. The material slid and the employee fell through the hole approximately 30 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a dislocated hip and injures to the face and forehead.

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