# Fractures at Johnson Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2017077054` · 7/27/2017 · COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Guardrails, road dividers
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnson Insulation
- **Location:** 1409 Ness St., COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS, 76522
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been installing insulation and leaned against the safety rail of a second story interior balcony and fell approximately 12 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a back injury and fractured vertebrae.

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