# Fractures at FORD MOTOR COMPANY, OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANT
> OSHA SIR `2023021782` · 2/25/2023 · AVON LAKE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FORD MOTOR COMPANY, OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANT
- **Location:** 650 MILLER ROAD, AVON LAKE, OHIO, 44012
- **NAICS:** 336112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 25, 2023, an employee was performing maintenance on a robot cell and went to step down from one platform to the next. He squatted down and put his hand on the edge of the platform preparing to move down to the next platform. The employee's feet slipped in dirt, rocks, and debris and he fell, resulting in a left hip fracture.

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