# Fractures at Peoples Construction Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171110949` · 11/14/2017 · MADISON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
## Employer
- **Name:** Peoples Construction Corporation
- **Location:** 243 Industrial Drive North, MADISON, MISSISSIPPI, 39110
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 14, 2017, at approximately 10:40 AM, an employee fell while disassembling a work platform at a height of over 6 feet. The employee suffered a cracked L5 vertebra and bruising to the chest and shoulders, requiring hospitalization.

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