# Fractures at Comfort Temp Company
> OSHA SIR `2023076089` · 7/10/2023 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Confined spaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Comfort Temp Company
- **Location:** 1516 Museum Road, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32611
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 10, 2023, an employee was conducting a safety walkthrough at a construction site when he noticed a fan was lying horizontally. When he picked it up to move it, he fell through a 30-inch wide opening and landed 25 feet below on the floor of a steam vault resulting in broken ribs, a broken spine, and swollen legs.

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