# Fractures at S. P. Richards Company
> OSHA SIR `2018088797` · 8/25/2018 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** S. P. Richards Company
- **Location:** 2650 Lively Blvd, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 424120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing a dock door when a rope caught his foot and he fell to the ground, breaking his ribs.

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