# Fractures at American Facade Restoration
> OSHA SIR `2021042814` · 4/5/2021 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
- **Secondary source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** American Facade Restoration
- **Location:** 5651 Kellogg Ave., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45207
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a water filter pit and fell 10 feet into the unguarded pit, resulting in broken ribs. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time.

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