# Fractures at Lenzing Fibers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054671` · 5/14/2018 · AXIS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lenzing Fibers, Inc.
- **Location:** 12950 Highway 43 North, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
- **NAICS:** 313310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking backward with a wheelbarrow and as he transitioned between surfaces he slipped and fell onto his back and right side. He fractured five ribs and was hospitalized.

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