# Fractures at A.B. May Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical
> OSHA SIR `2022075835` · 7/5/2022 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Building materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** A.B. May Heating, A/C, Plumbing & Electrical
- **Location:** 9002 Holly St, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64114
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to install shoring into a trench and became tangled in a rope that was connected to the shoring. The rope pulled the employee to the ground and nearly dragged him into the trench. The employee sustained two broken ribs.

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