# Fractures at STRUCTURAL PRESERVATION SYSTEMS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017032132` · 3/7/2017 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** STRUCTURAL PRESERVATION SYSTEMS, LLC
- **Location:** Sewage & Water Board, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70118
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While an employee was moving an 80 lb. grate, the employee fell 15 ft. through the hole in the floor. The employee suffered broken ribs and stitches to his face.

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