# Fractures at Bridon-Bekaert The Ropes Group
> OSHA SIR `20191011278` · 10/30/2019 · EXETER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Health care and orthopedic equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bridon-Bekaert The Ropes Group
- **Location:** 101 Stevens Lane, EXETER, PENNSYLVANIA, 18643
- **NAICS:** 332618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in the locker room when hardware in his prosthetic leg failed, causing him to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with possible broken ribs.

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