# Fractures at Department of Defense
> OSHA SIR `2016098599` · 9/12/2016 · TEXARKANA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Defense
- **Location:** 10 St. & Ave. K, TEXARKANA, TEXAS, 75507
- **NAICS:** 812990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fractured his vertebrae while attempting to lift a military trailer tire for repairs. He was hospitalized.

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