# Fractures at Prairie Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021109220` · 10/26/2021 · BERTHOUD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Prairie Construction LLC
- **Location:** 348 Canyonlands St, BERTHOUD, COLORADO, 80513
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was constructing stairs from the second level of a residential home to the third level when the stringer broke and they fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in broken ribs and a broken cheek bone.

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