# Fractures at East Islip Lumber Company
> OSHA SIR `2023065712` · 6/27/2023 · EAST ISLIP, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** East Islip Lumber Company
- **Location:** 33 Wall Street, EAST ISLIP, NEW YORK, 11730
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was prying the truck bar of a company flatbed truck. The truck bar slipped free, causing the employee to fall approximately 2 feet to the ground, landing on his left hip. The employee sustained a hip fracture.

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