# Fractures at G & C CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024087051` · 8/2/2024 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Nonpressurized containers  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** G & C CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** Simmons College, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a platform to load material onto a truck. An operator lowered the load near the edge of the platform so the employee could remove the straps. The weight of the load caused the platform to tip and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained fractures and was hospitalized.

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