# Fractures at Ruttura & Sons
> OSHA SIR `2016099122` · 9/27/2016 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ruttura & Sons
- **Location:** 13 55 Rodgers Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11210
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stripping concrete forms when a form fell towards him. As he attempted to move out of the way, his back impacted a metal toolbox, fracturing his lower ribs.

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