# Fractures at JMC Products Corp
> OSHA SIR `2023032178` · 3/9/2023 · SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JMC Products Corp
- **Location:** 69 Veronica Ave, SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, 08873
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting with offloading merchandise from a truck when he lost his balance and fell from the loading dock to the ground, resulting in rib fractures.

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