# Fractures at The Williams Companies
> OSHA SIR `2024087961` · 8/27/2024 · MCPHERSON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches, ratchets
## Employer
- **Name:** The Williams Companies
- **Location:** 1407 5th Avenue, MCPHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pipe wrench to loosen a piece of pipe above a 2-inch swedge. The wrench slipped and he lost his balance and fell backward, turning as he fell. His left side came into contact with a guardrail behind him and he suffered four rib fractures. He was hospitalized.

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