# Fractures at The Dirt Doctors
> OSHA SIR `2023042923` · 4/3/2023 · BELMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## 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:** Dump truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Dirt Doctors
- **Location:** 28 Stone Rd., BELMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03220
- **NAICS:** 444220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a fixed ladder adjusting the tarp on his dump truck when the tarp pulled loose quickly and he lost his balance. The employee then fell to the ground, resulting in broken ribs.

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