# Fractures at Gorham Sand & Gravel, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010069` · 1/4/2023 · BUXTON, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gorham Sand & Gravel, Inc.
- **Location:** 939 Parker Farm Road, BUXTON, MAINE, 04093
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at a worksite carrying approximately 40 pounds of lifting chains when they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for cracked ribs.

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