# Fractures at SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - RENWICK GALLERY
> OSHA SIR `2020010451` · 1/15/2020 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - RENWICK GALLERY
- **Location:** 1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20013
- **NAICS:** 712110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While working on a small scaffold, an employee fell between the scaffold planks. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractured ribs.

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