# Fractures at Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010338` · 1/11/2017 · ROSHOLT, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** 47333 104th St., ROSHOLT, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57260
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a torch to cut a 10 inch diameter pipe for removal on top of a pipe rack approximately 30 feet high. The employee's fall protection equipment was unhooked to move down the pipe. The employee lost his balance and fell 30 feet resulting in two broken wrists.

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