# Fractures at C.H. Nickerson & Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077777` · 7/30/2019 · ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** C.H. Nickerson & Company Inc.
- **Location:** Enfield Water Treatment Plant, ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06082
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two carpenters were hoisting an aluminum bridge between water tanks at a water treatment plant. The elevated load struck one of the employees in the torso, resulting in possible broken ribs.

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