# Fractures at Chaparral Boats, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017065961` · 6/29/2017 · NASHVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Chaparral Boats, Inc.
- **Location:** 300 Industrial Park, NASHVILLE, GEORGIA, 31639
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a finished boat after completing the manufacturing process. The employee moved to the rear of the boat to retrieve finishing pieces and fell approximately 56 inches to the concrete floor, fracturing the L5 vertebra.

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