# Fractures at Exel Direct
> OSHA SIR `2018033011` · 3/28/2018 · PORT READING, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Exel Direct
- **Location:** 115 West Middlesex Ave, PORT READING, NEW JERSEY, 07064
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was staging materials when he fell backwards. A carton containing a patio tabletop then fell on him, fracturing his lower back.

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