# Fractures at RMS Welding Systems
> OSHA SIR `2018021579` · 2/15/2018 · CONROE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** RMS Welding Systems
- **Location:** 601 Aurora Business Park Dr, CONROE, TEXAS, 77301
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 15, 2018, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was standing on a gooseneck trailer unloading material when he lost his balance, falling approximately four feet and landing on the ground on his side. The employee was hospitalized for five fractured ribs.

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