# Fractures at Elite Metal Fabricators, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021097860` · 9/13/2021 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** Elite Metal Fabricators, Inc.
- **Location:** 13635 Preston Rd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75240
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on the job site when he stepped on a piece of plywood that was covering a hole. The plywood cover collapsed and the employee fell, hit his head, and fractured a wrist. The employee also sustained a head laceration.

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