# Fractures at Corning Lifesciences
> OSHA SIR `2020066082` · 6/30/2020 · PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Corning Lifesciences
- **Location:** 160 Research Dr, PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18640
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 30, 2020, at approximately 3:45 PM, a temporary employee picking orders in the warehouse was struck in the back of the neck by a stack of boxes that fell from stacked pallets. The employee sustained fractures to the back, ribs, and pelvis, requiring hospitalization.

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