# Fractures at Eastern Refrigeration HVAC, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2023021192` · 2/7/2023 · PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ceilings
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Refrigeration HVAC, LLC.
- **Location:** 601 North Main Street, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02904
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing an HVAC cooler system above the ceiling tiles. The employee fell approximately 10 feet through the ceiling to the floor below, resulting in back fractures and a hand injury.

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