# Fractures at Geauga Mechanical
> OSHA SIR `20221110177` · 11/18/2022 · MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Geauga Mechanical
- **Location:** 15760 MADDISON RD., MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO, 44062
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to unload supplies to install a rooftop HVAC. The employee was pulling a crate of materials to the edge of the box truck so that a forklift could pick it up. The crate broke, causing him to fall off the back of the truck and onto the ground below, resulting in a pelvic fracture.

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