# Fractures at A.E. STEEL ERECTORS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019055324` · 5/28/2019 · ORWELL, OHIO
## 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 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Roof trusses, joists
## Employer
- **Name:** A.E. STEEL ERECTORS INC.
- **Location:** 180 Penniaman Road, ORWELL, OHIO, 44076
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was landing steel decking. A bar joist where the steel was being landed gave way causing the employee to ride the decking 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a cracked sternum and a broken rib.

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