# Fractures at Swift Transportation
> OSHA SIR `2018043322` · 4/6/2018 · LIMON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Swift Transportation
- **Location:** 2200 9th Street, LIMON, COLORADO, 80828
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing cargo straps from the truck on a flatbed, low-profile trailer. The employee sat on the edge of the trailer, which was approximately 4 feet above the ground, and dismounted. Upon impact with the ground, the employee fell and fractured the right hip.

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