# Fractures at Barnhart Crane & Rigging
> OSHA SIR `2019032601` · 3/11/2019 · SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Barnhart Crane & Rigging
- **Location:** 7100 East Rice Street, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57110
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crane operator was doing rigging work on the deck of a crane. He fell off the deck to the ground 5 to 6 feet below and broke his right femur. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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