# Fractures at Bluffton Precast Concrete Company
> OSHA SIR `2019010559` · 1/16/2019 · BLUFFTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bluffton Precast Concrete Company
- **Location:** 8950 North Dixie Highway, BLUFFTON, OHIO, 45817
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 16, 2019, while moving from a front end loader to a semi trailer to strap down a load, an employee slipped and fell about 4 feet to the ground below. He suffered broken ribs and was hospitalized.

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