# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Johnson Matthey
> OSHA SIR `2023010673` · 1/21/2023 · POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnson Matthey
- **Location:** 1000 Armand Hammer Boulevard, POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19464
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading material from a tractor trailer into a warehouse. After finishing unloading, they proceeded to disengage the trailer lock and noticed that the load bar was not stored properly in the trailer. The employee walked into the trailer to store the load bar and the trailer started to pull away from the bay. The employee lost balance and fell between the dock and the trailer approximately 4-5 feet onto the pavement. The employee sustained a hip injury.

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