# Fractures at Smeal Fire Apparatus Company
> OSHA SIR `2023043263` · 4/12/2023 · SNYDER, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Smeal Fire Apparatus Company
- **Location:** 610 West 4th Street, SNYDER, NEBRASKA, 68664
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through a work cell to get to another location while carrying an object with several unattached, small pieces placed on top. Some of the pieces fell from the pile. The employee slipped on a piece and fell, resulting in a right hip fracture.

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