# Fractures at Material Handling Services
> OSHA SIR `2019021634` · 2/13/2019 · WILMINGTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Material Handling Services
- **Location:** 150 Ruane Drive, WILMINGTON, OHIO, 45177
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a 1700 lbs. electrical panel. The panel fell to the floor and struck the employee causing a fractured back, contusions and facial lacerations.

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