# Fractures at Western Specialty Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2023076800` · 7/27/2023 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Specialty Contractors
- **Location:** 700 Broadway Blvd, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64105
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was gathering plywood when they fell 10 feet through a hole in the floor. The employee sustained fractured ribs and required staples in their head.

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