# Fractures at Los Primoz
> OSHA SIR `2018066259` · 6/25/2018 · MS STATE UNIV, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Los Primoz
- **Location:** 10045 Lakeview Drive, MS STATE UNIV, MISSISSIPPI, 39762
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees fell while installing second-floor decking. One employee fell approximately 10 feet to the deck below and sustained facial lacerations and fractured the C7 vertebra requiring surgery and hospitalization. The second employee sustained a muscle strain and bruising on the chest, shoulder and back from the retractable lanyard. Both employees were wearing retractable lanyards at the time of the incident.

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