# Fractures at WHEELER SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191212764` · 12/12/2019 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Elevators
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WHEELER SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** 355 Mitchell St SW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30313
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing safety railings on a new parking deck construction when he tripped and fell through an elevator shaft to the ground below (approximately 50 feet). He suffered fractures to both legs, two fractured ribs, and a major spinal compression, requiring hospitalization. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

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