# Fractures at D.T. Read Steel Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021119836` · 11/12/2021 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** D.T. Read Steel Co., Inc.
- **Location:** I-45 South Bound Bridge Widening Project, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75215
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing deck form installation when he slipped and fell 20 feet, landing on his back. The employee sustained bruising and fractures to his ribs and back after landing on the ground.

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