# Fractures at Diamond Pet Foods
> OSHA SIR `2023032284` · 3/13/2023 · DUMAS, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Diamond Pet Foods
- **Location:** 800 South Main Street, DUMAS, ARKANSAS, 71639
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was going down a 15-to 18-foot ladder to go on break when he slipped and fell an unknown distance to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left knee and required surgery.

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