# Fractures and dislocations at Reesman's Excavating & Grading, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015031226` · 3/16/2015 · KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** Reesman's Excavating & Grading, Inc.
- **Location:** 1245 72nd Avenue, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, 53144
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell into an active excavation. The crew was setting trench boxes while the employee stood beside one of them.  As the operator attempted to position the box, it dropped approximately 3 feet, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall into the excavation. The employee sustained serious injuries: a dislocated shoulder, a small chip in a bone, and a slight crack in his pelvis.

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