# Bruises, contusions at FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2021065260` · 6/28/2021 · WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** 38 School Street, WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, 02891
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hand digging in a trench 4 feet deep. As the employee was about to exit the trench using a ladder, he tripped on a pipe and fell against a spreader bar with a locking pin sticking out. The employee's lower torso impacted the locking pin when he fell, resulting in a severe bruise and contusion.

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