# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Superior Metal Products Inc
> OSHA SIR `20241211607` · 12/16/2024 · SIDNEY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Metal Products Inc
- **Location:** 1501 Michigan St., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was un-banding metal blanks from pallets. He stepped on a pallet where the boards of the pallet overhung the runners, causing him to lose his footing and fall to the floor. The employee sustained injury to his left hip requiring hospitalization.

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