# Dislocation of joints at Apex Steel Montana INC
> OSHA SIR `2018077397` · 7/21/2018 · COLUMBUS, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Chutes
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Apex Steel Montana INC
- **Location:** 1600 E 1st Ave South, COLUMBUS, MONTANA, 59019
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of structural steel from around a furnace. He stepped down, then tripped and fell approximately 20 feet down a chute to the ground, dislocating his right shoulder. His harness was unhooked at the time of the incident.

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