# Fractures at Thru Tubing Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2023021004` · 2/1/2023 · STANTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Thru Tubing Solutions
- **Location:** Petro Legacy - Penny Backer W2LS, STANTON, TEXAS, 79782
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee picked up one end of a 300-pound motor, stepped back to put it on a stand, and slipped on ice. As he fell backward, the motor struck him mid-chest. His sternum was fractured in two places and four of his ribs were broken.

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