# Fractures at R&J Steel Erectors, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017032257` · 3/11/2017 · BETHESDA, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** R&J Steel Erectors, LLC
- **Location:** 9000 Rockville Pike, BETHESDA, MARYLAND, 20892
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was installing steel grating on the mezzanine level of a newly constructed building when the steel grating panel unexpectedly shifted and fell. The employee fell 20 feet with the panel, suffering skull and vertebrae fractures.

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