# Fractures at W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017098821` · 9/14/2017 · JASPER, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Logs
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** W.A. Kendall & Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 1141 Ga Hwy 136, JASPER, GEORGIA, 30143
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting up a tree that had fallen across a power line. The power line was under the tree and was stretched taught. When the employee cut the final log, it broke suddenly and was flung into the air. The employee ran a few steps and the log hit him in the head and shoulder area. He suffered a fractured spine, crushed vertebrae, and facial lacerations.

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