# Fractures at Authority Brands LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110103` · 11/1/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Authority Brands LLC
- **Location:** 4455 W Sam Houston Prkwy N, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on ladder steps connected to the side of a dumpster, pushing an item in the dumpster. He fell from the second step (about 2.5 to 3 feet high) and landed on the ground, suffering a broken left hip.

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