# Fractures at East Penn Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `20161110848` · 11/18/2016 · LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** East Penn Manufacturing
- **Location:** 102 Deka Rd., LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA, 19536
- **NAICS:** 335912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing inside a 2-foot high box. When she stepped back, the back of her feet hit the inside of the box, causing her to fall backwards and hit her head and back. She suffered eight fractured ribs and a vertebra fracture.

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