# Fractures at Philadelphia D & M, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129821` · 12/31/2015 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Philadelphia D & M, Inc.
- **Location:** 1001 N. Delaware Ave., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19125
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spackling drywall on a rolling scaffold. The scaffold rolled into a hole that was covered by carpet and the employee fell approximately six feet breaking his arm and wrist.

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