# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Elster American Meter Company
> OSHA SIR `2023010094` · 1/4/2023 · GENEVA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Containers, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Elster American Meter Company
- **Location:** 436 North Eagle Street, GENEVA, OHIO, 44041
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed on top of stackable containers to retrieve product from the top container. As he pulled the product box out, he lost his grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet to the ground, resulting in an injury to his right forearm.

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