# Fractures at Collins-Hammond Electrical Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010130` · 1/6/2017 · LOWVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Collins-Hammond Electrical Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** Kraft-Heinz, LOWVILLE, NEW YORK, 13367
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a tugger machine to pull wire through a conduit when the machine mounts broke free, causing the employee to fall backward and strike the metal racking. The employee suffered a hand laceration and cracked ribs, requiring hospitalization.

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