# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211818` · 12/20/2016 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1475 Perimeter Road Ste A, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33406
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was fixing a lock on a pallet in an airport trailer when he lost his balance and fell backward approximately 5 feet onto the concrete floor. He suffered a head injury and broken neck, requiring hospitalization.

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