# Fractures at PECO FOODS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021097674` · 9/7/2021 · BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** PECO FOODS, INC.
- **Location:** 625 S. ALLEN STREET, BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72501
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was maneuvering around a pallet when her foot hit the corner and she fell to the ground. As she tried to brace herself, her left arm struck against another pallet of rolled plastic and her left humerus was broken.

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