# Fractures at General Fire & Safety
> OSHA SIR `20231110828` · 11/27/2023 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Catwalks
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Fire & Safety
- **Location:** 3001 L Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68137
- **NAICS:** 922160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reviewing the next steps to take with the foreman when some material fell from above and landed near them. The injured employee then looked up, took a step on the catwalk, and fell through a gap, landing on the ground 15 feet below. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and a head laceration.

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