# Fractures at Chief Carriers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043950` · 4/24/2018 · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Chief Carriers, Inc.
- **Location:** 9545 Airline Hwy, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70815
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While stepping up onto a truck sidestep, an employee missed the step and fell less than 3 feet, suffering two fractured ribs and a possible bruised lung.

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