# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Caritas Construction
> OSHA SIR `20191010617` · 10/10/2019 · HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** Caritas Construction
- **Location:** 3401 Montgomery Drive, HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY, 08691
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was framing a wall for a new construction. The employee fell backward against a guardrail, which broke; the employee then fell from the second floor to the ground, suffering a concussion and broken ribs.

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