# Bruises, contusions at Northridge Construction Corp
> OSHA SIR `2017065851` · 6/26/2017 · PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Northridge Construction Corp
- **Location:** 1425 Old Country Rd, PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK, 11803
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing plywood on a second floor when he stepped backward and fell into a stairway opening, bruising a rib.

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