# Fractures at Ezzell Trucking, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098109` · 9/3/2023 · CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **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:** Ezzell Trucking, Inc.
- **Location:** 1000 Enviva Way, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, 23323
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was about to scan a trip ticket at the truck scale. They stepped from the truck onto a small platform, slipped, and fell approximately 42 inches to the ground, sustaining a fractured rib and swollen hand.

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