# Fractures at Ashta Chemicals Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181112188` · 11/28/2018 · ASHTABULA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Ashta Chemicals Inc.
- **Location:** 3509 Middle Road, ASHTABULA, OHIO, 44004
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 28, 2018, an employee that was discarding trash to an outside dumpster slipped on ice and fell to the ground, suffering fractured ribs.

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