# Fractures at INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2017032030` · 3/3/2017 · JOPLIN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY
- **Location:** 301 GLENDALE ROAD, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
- **NAICS:** 811198
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were lifting a steel plate onto a truck trailer. As the employees lifted, one employee fell to the ground. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized for treatment.

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