# Fractures at General Motors Tonawanda Engine Plant
> OSHA SIR `2019032989` · 3/21/2019 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
## Employer
- **Name:** General Motors Tonawanda Engine Plant
- **Location:** 2995 River Road, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14207
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped while ascending a stairway. He fell and his throat contacted the railing, suffering a contusion of the throat and a fracture to his neck.

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