# Fractures at Latrobe Specialty Metals
> OSHA SIR `2018088257` · 8/13/2018 · LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Latrobe Specialty Metals
- **Location:** 2626 LIGONIER STREET, LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15650
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending steps when his foot became caught and he fell down approximately five steps, cracking three ribs and requiring hospitalization.

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