# Fractures and dislocations at Power Specialist Associates, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107623` · 10/13/2015 · FAIRFIELD, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Boilers
## Employer
- **Name:** Power Specialist Associates, Inc.
- **Location:** Route 201, FAIRFIELD, MAINE, 04937
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wire brushing the interior of the #1 recovery boiler's forced draft fan duct. He lost his footing, the fan blades moved, and he fell into the duct. He fell approximately 25 feet to the 10th level of the boiler. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and dislocated the right shoulder and elbow.

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