# Fractures at Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2022065022` · 6/10/2022 · CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
## 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:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated
- **Location:** 2055 Boulders Road, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, 22911
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working inside a generator enclosure with two doors. The employee leaned on a door and it swung open, causing the employee to fall 4 feet, 6 inches to the ground below. The employee suffered broken ribs and was hospitalized.

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