# Fractures at Mississippi Power Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018043923` · 4/24/2018 · NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** Mississippi Power Co.
- **Location:** 1011 South Main Street, NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39345
- **NAICS:** 221119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 24, 2018, an employee fell approximately 24 feet from a new power pole that was having a light installed. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured back.

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