# Dislocation of joints at Sunbelt rentals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110537` · 11/15/2023 · ATHENS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sunbelt rentals, Inc.
- **Location:** 1197 S. Pumpkin Street, ATHENS, GEORGIA, 30602
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a crew erect scaffolding. As he applied pressure to a component, it gave way and causing the employee to fall from the scaffold to the ground. The employee sustained a dislocated elbow that required surgery.

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