# Fractures at The Ruhlin Company
> OSHA SIR `2015031066` · 3/8/2015 · WILLOW ISLAND, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Cranes-truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** The Ruhlin Company
- **Location:** Willow Island Hydro Electric Plant, WILLOW ISLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, 26134
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 8, 2015, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee exited the cab of his hydraulic link belt crane and fell 6 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a possible rib fracture.

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