# Fractures at General Dynamics Ordinance And Tactical Systems Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015107632` · 10/13/2015 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics Ordinance And Tactical Systems Inc
- **Location:** 1200 North Glenbrook Drive, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a horizontal press. The employee tripped and struck his head on a metal die causing a fracture to the 5th vertebrae.

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