# Multiple types of open wounds at Stephens & Smith Construction Co, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021109317` · 10/28/2021 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple types of open wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** Stephens & Smith Construction Co, Inc
- **Location:** 5711 S. 60th St, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68117
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sitting on a stool while working on a trailer and stood up to reposition the stool. At the same time, the stool's cushion fell off, exposing the cylinder of the chair. The employee lost balance and fell onto the cylinder of the chair, causing abrasions and lacerations to his abdomen.

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