# Fractures at THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2023109883` · 10/25/2023 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION
- **Location:** 851 NE 1st Ave, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33132
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing ropes in an elevator that were five-eighths of an inch in diameter. The employee was struck by a large rope spool, resulting in multiple arm fractures and a broken clavicle. The employee was hospitalized.

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