# Fractures at Jones Bros. Dirt and Paving Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024021831` · 2/28/2024 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Bucket, front-end, and pay loaders
- **Secondary source:** Ground
## Employer
- **Name:** Jones Bros. Dirt and Paving Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** Faudree Rd & East 56th Street, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79765
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a front-end loader using the steps on the loader and fell to the ground 3-4 feet below. The employee sustained a right hip fracture as well as a fracture of the lower pelvis.

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