# Fractures at Rahns Trucking, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110363` · 11/6/2024 · WEST LAWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Cement and concrete mixer trucks
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rahns Trucking, Inc.
- **Location:** 2601 Grandview Blvd, WEST LAWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19609
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was beginning to descend the ladder of a concrete truck after hosing down the barrel and chutes of the truck. His foot slipped on the first step and his hands slipped off the rail, causing him to fall backward onto the platform of the cab. He then rolled off the platform onto the ground, resulting in a compound fracture to his left forearm.

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