# Fractures at Shamrock Foods Company
> OSHA SIR `20231211450` · 12/17/2023 · AURORA, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** Shamrock Foods Company
- **Location:** 22000 E 38th Ave, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was laying blankets on product in the back of a trailer to protect the produce from cold. His right foot became entangled in a load strap, causing him to lose balance and fall on the floor of the trailer. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a hip injury and possible hip fracture.

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