# Fractures at Jefferson Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2023064880` · 6/2/2023 · JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Dump truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Jefferson Hospital
- **Location:** 565 Coal Valley Road, JEFFERSON HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15025
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a picnic table from a dump truck. As they stepped onto the tailgate of the truck, the tailgate gave way, causing the employee to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered a fractured left arm and tailbone.

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