# Fractures and dislocations at RK MECHANICAL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017099276` · 9/27/2017 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** RK MECHANICAL, INC.
- **Location:** 6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd, DENVER, COLORADO, 80014
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to move two fittings that were blocking an elevated walkway when he tripped and fell through the guardrails and down eight stories onto a portable toilet. He then rolled onto the ground. He broke his leg and pelvis and dislocated his hip.

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