# Fractures at Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024010495` · 1/17/2024 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ramps, inclines
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC
- **Location:** 2200 East Eldorado Street, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62521
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 17, 2024, an employee opened the pellet cooler room door to check the discharge conveyor. As the employee exited the pellet cooler room, he slipped on an inclined surface that had ice on it and fell to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs and left shoulder pain, requiring hospitalization.

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