# Fractures at Lynden Transport
> OSHA SIR `2023098506` · 9/14/2023 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Lynden Transport
- **Location:** 1221 W Nathan Lowe Rd, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76017
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on their flatbed truck adjusting a cargo pallet. He pulled one of the pallet boards and the board broke, causing the employee to lose his balance and jump 4 feet off the flatbed. The employee landed on a concrete surface and sustained a fractured left heel that required surgery.

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