# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at GE Aviation
> OSHA SIR `2016032080` · 3/8/2016 · NEWARK, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GE Aviation
- **Location:** 400 Bellevue Road, NEWARK, DELAWARE, 19713
- **NAICS:** 541710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 8, 2016, at 10:00 AM, two employees were working on the first level of the chemical vaporation area when a crane operator on the second level lowered the ring to lift a load. A 50-pound safety ring  dislodged from the lifting ring from about 7 feet, striking one employee in the hard hat and another one in the back. The employee who was hit in the back was hospitalized with three broken ribs and a hematoma.

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