# Fractures at GIBRALTAR CHIMNEY INTERNATIONAL
> OSHA SIR `2021032565` · 3/26/2021 · BANGOR, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** GIBRALTAR CHIMNEY INTERNATIONAL
- **Location:** 6605 Foul Rift Rd, BANGOR, PENNSYLVANIA, 18013
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing chimney repairs inside of a chimney. One of the securing lines was severed by the oscillation of the outer concrete covering due to high winds. The employee fell a short distance before being secured by secondary safety lines. This action caused the employee to slam into either the wall or part of the safety cage. The employee sustained a broken rib and a possibly broken shoulder blade.

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