# Fractures at Altounian Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087516` · 8/7/2017 · LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** Altounian Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 721 McKinley Ave., LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS, 60045
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been removing concrete forms from columns. The employee stepped onto a piece of plywood, which gave way, and fell 14 feet to the ground below. He fractured his lower back.

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