# Fractures at WM Dewey and Son
> OSHA SIR `2015129097` · 12/2/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** WM Dewey and Son
- **Location:** 1619 E Richey, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77073
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing his cargo on a flatbed trailer. After securing his load, he tripped on the cargo securing strap and fell to the ground, fracturing his left knee and left wrist.

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