# Fractures at Tyson Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022064964` · 6/9/2022 · DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 1131 Dakota Ave, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, 68731
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an elevated platform removing green ribbon off units. The employee was stepping down from the 8-inch platform to the floor to throw away a ribbon when he twisted his ankle, lost balance, and fell directly onto his right side. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.

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