# Fractures at Helix Construction and General Contracting
> OSHA SIR `2019010173` · 1/7/2019 · LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Helix Construction and General Contracting
- **Location:** 8410 Fremont St., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68507
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an elevated surface when he walked across a board to grab a piece of equipment. Upon returning to his work area, the board he was walking on gave way and he fell 10 feet to the concrete below, breaking his elbow. A harness was not worn at the time of the incident.

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