# Fractures at J.A. RIGGS TRACTOR COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2022064997` · 6/9/2022 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Bulldozers
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J.A. RIGGS TRACTOR COMPANY
- **Location:** 2210 N Prince Dr, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was squatting on the tracks of a bulldozer, inspecting it and taking photos. He stood up to attend to someone talking to him and his foot slipped off the outside of the track and he fell from the bulldozer. As he fell, his right leg became stuck between the roller frame and push arm resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

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