# Fractures at Greater Metroplex Interiors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087914` · 8/28/2023 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Greater Metroplex Interiors, Inc.
- **Location:** 5800 Ownby Dr, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75205
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up tools at the end of the work day. As they stepped on a floor opening cover, the cover collapsed, causing the employee to fall 20 feet to the basement. The employee sustained bilateral wrist fractures.

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