# Fractures at American Welding and Gas, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025088257` · 8/19/2025 · NORFORK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** American Welding and Gas, Inc.
- **Location:** 329 Mildred Simpson Dr, NORFORK, ARKANSAS, 72658
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver had just climbed out of a truck. He stepped back to close the door and his foot went into a low spot on the ground. He fell backward onto an incline, rolled, and suffered a compound fracture to the wrist. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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