# Fractures at Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale
> OSHA SIR `2024021194` · 2/7/2024 · RIVERDALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Other semi, tractor-trailer
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale
- **Location:** 13500 South Perry Avenue, RIVERDALE, ILLINOIS, 60827
- **NAICS:** 423860
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting the cab of a tractor trailer. Their right knee struck the door locking mechanism. They rested for a moment, then stood back up to leave the cab. They then lost their balance and fell, landing on their back on the ground 51 inches below. The employee suffered five broken ribs and a laceration on the back of the head.

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