# Fractures at Service Electric Company
> OSHA SIR `2016087687` · 8/16/2016 · FORSYTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Service Electric Company
- **Location:** 681 Freeman Rd, FORSYTH, GEORGIA, 31029
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioned at the base of the pole, aligning it into the correct position. As the employee was stepping forward, a chain hoist fell from an overhead bucket truck/personnel lift, striking the employee on the hard hat. He suffered a fractured C1 vertebra and was hospitalized.

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