# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Semblex Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20241110185` · 11/1/2024 · ELMHURST, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall while sitting
- **Source:** Chairs, single-person seating
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Semblex Corporation
- **Location:** 900 N. Church Rd, ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, 60126
- **NAICS:** 332722
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sitting and bent over to pick up a rag on the floor. The office chair tipped over and the employee fell with it to the ground, striking his back on the edge of a machine. The employee sustained a fractured rib and three displaced discs.

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