# Fractures at John P. Picone, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019054823` · 5/12/2019 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** John P. Picone, Inc.
- **Location:** 67th Street & 8th Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11239
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making a key way in a concrete platform when he stepped on a 3 X 4 bracing that gave way. He then fell about 24 feet to the next 3 X 4 bracing and broke eight ribs, requiring hospitalization.

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