# Fractures at Omega Demolition Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2025021833` · 2/25/2025 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams and rails  metal
- **Secondary source:** Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Omega Demolition Corp.
- **Location:** I-270 Over Mississippi River, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hoisting a piece of steel beam using a crane and using a torch to cut the steel. The steel swung into him and struck his ribs, resulting in broken ribs on his right side.

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