# Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at Cedar Point Amusement Park
> OSHA SIR `2018043491` · 4/11/2018 · SANDUSKY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cedar Point Amusement Park
- **Location:** 1 CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44871
- **NAICS:** 488490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 11, 2018, an employee was removing plywood from a picnic shelter when the employee slipped onto a small fiberglass piece, which broke and sent the employee falling approximately 15 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a fractured wrist and ruptured spleen, requiring hospitalization.

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