# Fractures at Chillicothe Metal Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021347` · 2/6/2019 · CHILLICOTHE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Chillicothe Metal Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 4507 E Rome Rd, CHILLICOTHE, ILLINOIS, 61523
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 6:50 p.m. on February 6, 2019, an employee was on top of a generator enclosure, getting ready to clean it in preparation for painting. He fell through a 4-foot by 7-foot opening whose plywood cover slid, landing on the concrete floor about 12 feet below and fracturing both heels. He was hospitalized.

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