# Fractures at The Hertz Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024109316` · 10/5/2024 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Constructed surface irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Sheets, panels  wood, plywood, MDF
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hertz Corporation
- **Location:** 9301 Jeff Fuqua Blvd., ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32827
- **NAICS:** 532111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through a part of the airport that was under construction when they tripped over a fixed 12-inch x 12-inch raised wooden piece used as a cover on the floor. The employee fell to the concrete floor and was hospitalized with a fractured rib.

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