# Fractures at Quality Carriers
> OSHA SIR `2017065686` · 6/21/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Quality Carriers
- **Location:** 1926 Rankin Road #110, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77073
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The washout cap located on the top of the trailer was loose. The employee got on top of the trailer to tighten it. Pressure had built up on the washout cap and it popped causing the employee to lose balance and fall off the top of the trailer resulting in two broken legs.

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