# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at GERRITS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017021584` · 2/17/2017 · BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** GERRITS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** 3601 N Military trail, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, 33431
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was looking over the second-story balcony of a building when the guardrail gave way and the employee fell to the ground. He suffered pelvic and rib injuries.

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