# Fractures at BC3 Equipment Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022065120` · 6/14/2022 · SANTEE, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
- **Secondary source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** BC3 Equipment Inc
- **Location:** 8400 N. Magnolia Ave Ste K, SANTEE, CALIFORNIA, 92071
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was unloading pipe to place in a trench. A skid steer backed up and bumped the employee, causing him to lose balance and fall into the 3.5-foot deep trench. The employee sustained a fractured femur and hip.

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