# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at PAN-OCEANIC ENGINEERING CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017010072` · 1/5/2017 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
- **Secondary source:** Pipe fittings, collars
## Employer
- **Name:** PAN-OCEANIC ENGINEERING CO., INC.
- **Location:** 7701 Union St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60620
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handing down a sewer connection fitting to an employee below in a trench when a bolt on the fitting snagged on the employee's jacket, causing him to lose his balance and fall. He fell on the fitting, breaking two left ribs and bruising his left lung.

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