# Fractures at The National Theatre
> OSHA SIR `2017109875` · 10/13/2017 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Rope, twine, string
## Employer
- **Name:** The National Theatre
- **Location:** 1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20004
- **NAICS:** 711110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling on a rope that was trapped under construction material when the rope freed unexpectedly, causing him to lose his balance and fall backward onto the floor. He broke his hip and wrist.

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