# Fractures at Chicago Tube and Iron Company
> OSHA SIR `2019066226` · 6/20/2019 · FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Chicago Tube and Iron Company
- **Location:** 1748 Fox Ridge Drive, FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN, 54937
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 20, 2019, at 6:11 p.m., an employee was attempting to remove a gaylord box on a pallet from a flatbed trailer when the corner of the box tore, knocking the employee off balance. The employee fell about 5 feet to the concrete floor and broke three ribs.

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