# Fractures at NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2025066050` · 6/24/2025 · GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
- **Source:** Ramps, inclines
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle trailers, trailing units
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY
- **Location:** 90 N. Finley Road, GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS, 60137
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was manually lowering a ramp on a heavy equipment trailer with the assistance of another employee. The injured employee was standing behind the trailer ramp. After removing the safety pins, the ramp descended quickly and struck the injured employee, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their sternum and L1 vertebra.

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