# Fractures at True West Beef
> OSHA SIR `2023076841` · 7/28/2023 · JEROME, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
## Employer
- **Name:** True West Beef
- **Location:** 6026 U.S. 93, JEROME, IDAHO, 83338
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down the metal stairs from the palletizing room when he fell backward onto the steps. He sustained two left rib fractures that required hospitalization.

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