# Fractures at Great Plains Analytical Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024065117` · 6/10/2024 · BARNHART, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the chest  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
- **Secondary source:** Fall protection equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Plains Analytical Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 303 West 3rd Street, BARNHART, TEXAS, 76930
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from an aerial lift to remove test equipment from an elevated stack. The aerial lift basket got stuck on something and the basket flipped, causing the employee to fall 25 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured sternum, a left ankle injury, and injuries to both knees. The employee was wearing a fall harness and was connected, but slipped out of the harness.

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