# Fractures at Apex Industries
> OSHA SIR `20211110208` · 11/28/2021 · LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tars, sealants, caulking, insulation, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Apex Industries
- **Location:** Calcasieu Parish Jail, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70615
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was insulating an overhead duct from a scissor lift when they tripped on the insulation and fell on the scissor lift platform. The employee was hospitalized with a right hip fracture.

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