# Fractures at Western Consolidated Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `20161110968` · 11/22/2016 · TWIN BROOKS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Consolidated Cooperative
- **Location:** 47229 US Hwy 12, TWIN BROOKS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57269
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on the ice and fell down stairs breaking two ribs and injuring their back.

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