# Fractures at MMC Materials, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20241211766` · 12/20/2024 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Tanker trucks
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MMC Materials, Inc
- **Location:** 14900 Intercoastal Drive, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70129
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on top of a bulk haul tractor trailer preparing to load the trailer with cement. They lost footing and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs.

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