# Fractures at K & W Concrete Inc
> OSHA SIR `20241211460` · 12/11/2024 · ASPEN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Fall protection equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** K & W Concrete Inc
- **Location:** 44681 highway 82, ASPEN, COLORADO, 81611
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooked into a form system approximately 26 feet above the ground. They were hanging hoses onto concrete wall hooks on the form and turned to grab a hose from another employee standing on scaffolding approximately 10 feet below. The employee's positioning hook broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground, sustaining a fractured wrist and bruised buttocks.

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