# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Poet Biorefinery-Marion, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020087919` · 8/20/2020 · MARION, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Poet Biorefinery-Marion, LLC
- **Location:** 1660 Hillman Ford Rd., MARION, OHIO, 43302
- **NAICS:** 325193
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting bearings on equipment while walking around the equipment. He stepped through an open hatchway and fell eight feet to the level below landing on grating. The employee sustained a fractured spine and a concussion.

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