# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Evans Plumbing Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023076426` · 7/18/2023 · HAILEY, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Handrails, banisters
## Employer
- **Name:** Evans Plumbing Inc
- **Location:** 111 Gulf Stream Lane, HAILEY, IDAHO, 83333
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the second floor of an apartment construction site. He walked out onto the balcony/patio to hold a safety meeting and grabbed the temporary hand/safety rail. The rail broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the thoracic vertebrae and ribs as well as a partially collapsed lung. The employee's right wrist and shoulder were also strained.

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