# Fractures at The L.C. Whitford Company, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2021076177` · 7/26/2021 · BATH, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Bridges, dams, locks
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The L.C. Whitford Company, Incorporated
- **Location:** NY RT 86, BATH, NEW YORK, 14810
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on a board being used as decking while a bridge deck was replaced. The board broke and the employee fell to the ground about 12 feet below, suffering fractures to two vertebrae and the pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.

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