# Fractures at LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20231110875` · 11/28/2023 · MARIETTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
- **Location:** 86 S. Cobb Dr SE, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30063
- **NAICS:** 333318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 28, 2023, an employee was working on an aircraft. They had used a work-stand, or portable/rolling staircase, to enter the aircraft. When the employee stepped backward to exit the aircraft, the work stand was not there, causing the employee to fall approximately 46 inches to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, contusions/abrasions to left elbow, and a bruised back.

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