# Fractures at WC Welding Services
> OSHA SIR `2022053953` · 5/6/2022 · CADIZ, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** WC Welding Services
- **Location:** 80058 Lamborn Road, CADIZ, OHIO, 43907
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a forklift when they fell approximately 2 feet off the forklift and landed on a tote, resulting in multiple fractured ribs.

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