# Fractures at ArcelorMittal
> OSHA SIR `20181011209` · 10/31/2018 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ArcelorMittal
- **Location:** 3060 Eggers Ave, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44105
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out vacuum switches on the third level in an electrical room. The employee fell through the space created by the removal of the switches, landing 7.5 feet below and suffering fractured neck vertebrae and a lacerated scalp.

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