# Fractures at The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024010634` · 1/22/2024 · CORDELE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip  unspecified
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Shoes, socks, footwear
## Employer
- **Name:** The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 315 West 12th St, CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31015
- **NAICS:** 333298
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a CNC machine. A tool fell from the operator platform into the pit area below, a distance of approximately 3.5 feet. The employee descended into the pit using the access stairs to retrieve the tool. The employee's feet slid out from under him while stepping onto the cover, resulting in a fall and a fractured left hip that required hospitalization.

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