# Fractures at Carl Walker Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054997` · 5/22/2018 · YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Jackhammers-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Carl Walker Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 253 Arlington Street, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, 44512
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a jack hammer on the fourth floor of a four-story concrete garage when the jackhammer broke through the floor. The employee then fell approximately 10 feet to the floor below, suffering a back fracture.

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