# Fractures at Vegely Welding Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211433` · 12/7/2016 · DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Vegely Welding Inc.
- **Location:** 600 Duquesne Blvd, DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15110
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to move a jammed machinery part. He moved the controls, but the part did not move. While troubleshooting, he leaned on the part, which then moved and pushed him backwards. He tripped and fell, landing on and fracturing his right hip.

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