# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Tri-Element Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032984` · 3/27/2018 · DILLEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri-Element Inc.
- **Location:** Intesection of FM 117 and CR4743, DILLEY, TEXAS, 78017
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a porch that was 13 feet from the ground and was tying off to a hand rail when another employee from a different company took out the pin that stabilized the porch. The porch swayed, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken collarbone, four broken ribs, one lung bruise, and a head injury that required stitches.

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