# Fractures at POL-TEX
> OSHA SIR `20181111700` · 11/13/2018 · MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** POL-TEX
- **Location:** 13830 Hatcherville Rd, MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS, 77580
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking near a dryer when the employee slipped and tripped on a plastic bending tool that was on the floor, fracturing the right arm and requiring hospitalization.

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