# Fractures at Tom Sturgis Pretzels
> OSHA SIR `2024053857` · 5/2/2024 · READING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Strapping, bands
## Employer
- **Name:** Tom Sturgis Pretzels
- **Location:** 2267 Lancaster Pike, READING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19607
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling out the salt tray from under the dryer. The strap loosened while he was pulling. He fell backward while holding onto the strap and landed on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a broken right hip.

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