# Fractures at Cow Town Material
> OSHA SIR `20171110771` · 11/8/2017 · MESQUITE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Cow Town Material
- **Location:** 480 Gross Rd, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149
- **NAICS:** 423320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was offloading material when his leg fell through a floor opening. He fractured his back.

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