# Fractures at CoCal Landscape
> OSHA SIR `20231110815` · 11/25/2023 · LOUISVILLE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Concrete parking blocks and barriers
- **Secondary source:** Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting
## Employer
- **Name:** CoCal Landscape
- **Location:** 346 S Arthur Ave, LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, 80027
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a concrete barrier that contained sand for snow removal. He was pulling the tarp off the pile of sand when the tarp broke and he fell backward off the barrier. The employee struck the ground and broke five ribs on his right side.

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