# Fractures at American Cast Iron Pipe Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021113` · 2/2/2018 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** American Cast Iron Pipe Company
- **Location:** 1501 31st Ave North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35207
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped through a hatch on a catwalk and fell approximately seven feet to a platform below injuring his shoulder. The employee then rolled off the platform approximately another seven feet resulting in multiple broken bones. The employee was hospitalized.

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