# Fractures at Berry Global
> OSHA SIR `2023032335` · 3/14/2023 · WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Berry Global
- **Location:** 6250 N. Interstate 35, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot step ladder clearing a plastic jam in an overhead conveyor system. The employee lost balance and fell approximately 8-9 feet to the floor, resulting in a compound fracture of the left leg.

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