# Fractures at Apache Construction of Indian River, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024075916` · 7/2/2024 · INDIAN RIVER SHORES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Apache Construction of Indian River, Inc.
- **Location:** 602 Ocean Rd., INDIAN RIVER SHORES, FLORIDA, 32963
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was laying out a tie beam when they fell approximately 5 feet from a scaffold to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured arm and rib and received staples in their head.

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