# Fractures at C W Matthews Contracting
> OSHA SIR `2016021765` · 2/27/2016 · ROCKY FACE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** C W Matthews Contracting
- **Location:** I-75 @ Exit 336, ROCKY FACE, GEORGIA, 30740
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell approximately 15 feet through the floor of an enclosed scaffold structure while working on a bridge. The employee suffered a broken leg, wrist, and arm and was hospitalized.

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