# Fractures at Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
> OSHA SIR `2015041744` · 4/4/2015 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
- **Location:** 3425 Stanwood Blvd. NE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35811
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the pipeline. A pipe came off of the trough and coiled on the floor. The employee tried to straighten out the coiled pipe. His feet became tangled in the pipe, causing him to fall to the floor. He fractured his hip.

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