# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015053047` · 5/20/2015 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** 3500 R St. NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20007
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While digging pits under the foundation of the building, a piece of concrete fell and struck two employees. One employee was treated and released with a hand injury; the second employee was hospitalized with a chest injury.

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