# Fractures at Greif Packaging
> OSHA SIR `2022087389` · 8/19/2022 · MASSILLON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Greif Packaging
- **Location:** 777 3rd Street Northwest, MASSILLON, OHIO, 44647
- **NAICS:** 322219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to close the door of a railcar. The employee was pulling backward on the stuck handle latch when the handle released causing the employee to lose their grip and fall to the ground on the same level. The employee sustained seven fractured ribs.

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