# Fractures at Ammann and Whitney Consulting Engineers, PC
> OSHA SIR `2017032927` · 3/29/2017 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ammann and Whitney Consulting Engineers, PC
- **Location:** West 21st Street and Neptune Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11224
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a worksite when his leg fell into a hole. He struck the wooden cover on the opening and fractured his ribs, requiring hospitalization.

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