# Fractures at Jotech Electrical Contractors Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015108986` · 10/28/2015 · HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Jotech Electrical Contractors Inc.
- **Location:** 275 North Avenue, HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY, 07205
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing electrical conduit and fittings for installation. The employee went to the lower level of the pumping station with the conduit and while handing the conduit to a coworker who was working from a ladder inside the lower pit, he fell into the floor opening, struck a light on the wall and pipes on the floor. The employee sustained seven broken ribs and injured the left knee.

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