# Fractures at E&M Framing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032274` · 3/13/2023 · KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** E&M Framing, Inc.
- **Location:** 901 Golden Bear Drive, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, 34747
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 13, 2023, an employee was shifting a floor joist from an A-frame ladder when he lost his balance and fell. The joist landed on him, resulting in rib fractures and a back injury that required hospitalization.

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