# Cuts, lacerations at E&K of Chicago, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021728` · 2/25/2021 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** E&K of Chicago, Inc.
- **Location:** 369 W. Grand Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60654
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 25, 2021, an employee was working on a 5 ft. scaffold applying a drywall finishing compound to the wall. The employee lost his balance and fell off the scaffold, resulting in a laceration and tissue damage to the right upper arm.

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