# Fractures at FLORIDA ATLANTIC IRONWORKS INC
> OSHA SIR `20171010138` · 10/23/2017 · CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple pelvic region locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** FLORIDA ATLANTIC IRONWORKS INC
- **Location:** 1155 Blue Road, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, 33146
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a scissor lift when a steel beam swung and struck the employee and the lift. The scissor lift tipped over, and the employee fell 10 feet to the concrete floor, suffering a fractured hip and pelvis.

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