# Fractures at The Detering Company
> OSHA SIR `2021119510` · 11/3/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Elevator shafts
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Detering Company
- **Location:** 4542 Shetland Lane, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77027
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the second floor of a building, removing temporary doors and replacing them with permanent ones. The employee fell down an elevator shaft, landing about 15 feet below and suffering a broken jaw.

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