# Fractures at HEGGEM-LUNDQUIST
> OSHA SIR `2020043922` · 4/28/2020 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HEGGEM-LUNDQUIST
- **Location:** 1551 Wewatta Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80202
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a scaffold, installing a beam clamp. The employee fell 5 feet to the ground, suffering three broken ribs as well as head and ear lacerations from his hard hat.

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