# Fractures at JOHN MORRELL, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109555` · 10/10/2016 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Floor irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** JOHN MORRELL, Inc.
- **Location:** 1400 NORTH WEBER AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping out of the elevator when her foot was caught on the 1/2-inch rise from the elevator floor to the work floor. She tripped and fractured her left wrist, requiring surgery.

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