# Fractures at Hupp Toyotalift
> OSHA SIR `2016021257` · 2/10/2016 · PEKIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Hupp Toyotalift
- **Location:** 2111 Court St., PEKIN, ILLINOIS, 61554
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing repair activities on a dock leveler when support blocks failed, allowing the dock plate to come down on top of the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebrae and ruptured discs.

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