# Fractures at Curtiss Wright
> OSHA SIR `2017010326` · 1/11/2017 · CHESWICK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Curtiss Wright
- **Location:** 1000 Wright Way, CHESWICK, PENNSYLVANIA, 15024
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped on a phone cable while standing up from a break table, fell and hit his back on another table fracturing three ribs.

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