# Fractures at Black Border Technical Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212597` · 12/7/2019 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Windows, openings
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Black Border Technical Services Inc.
- **Location:** 7431 West Port Place, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33413
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder, helping remove a window from a wall. The window started falling; he moved out the way, but was caught between the window and a forklift. He suffered broken ribs and lacerations.

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