# Fractures at Piper Electric, CO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016098671` · 9/13/2016 · WESTMINSTER, COLORADO
## 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:** Ceilings
- **Secondary source:** Ducts
## Employer
- **Name:** Piper Electric, CO, INC.
- **Location:** 2442 West 121st, WESTMINSTER, COLORADO, 80234
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling MC cable on a catwalk and had to step over some ductwork when his heel caught some of the ductwork, causing him to trip off the catwalk and fall 15 feet through a ceiling. He broke the femur, scapula, and patella on the left side of his body. There was no railing on the catwalk at the time of the incident.

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