# Fractures at Combined Transport
> OSHA SIR `2019087928` · 8/2/2019 · WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting
## Employer
- **Name:** Combined Transport
- **Location:** 7400 Central E. Frwy., WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 76305
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder on a trailer, covering glass with a tarp. The tarp got caught on something. The employee lost his balance and fell to the ground, suffering a broken neck.

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