# Fractures at Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023088030` · 8/31/2023 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## 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 on uneven surface
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 800 West Stephens Street, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76017
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a truck and putting up a safety chain when he tripped over the dock plate. The employee sustained rib fractures.

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