# Fractures at General Motors Defiance Casting Operations
> OSHA SIR `20231211108` · 12/5/2023 · DEFIANCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** General Motors Defiance Casting Operations
- **Location:** 26427 State Route 281, DEFIANCE, OHIO, 43512
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 5, 2023, at approximately 8:30 AM, an employee went to manually move a wood scrap hopper from its location when the door of the hopper released. The employee lost their balance and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a right hip fracture that required hospitalization.

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