# Fractures at Joe Tex Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099139` · 9/3/2019 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## 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:** Roof trusses, joists
## Employer
- **Name:** Joe Tex Inc.
- **Location:** 15221 N. Beach Street, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76177
- **NAICS:** 541614
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A driver was unstrapping a load when a 541-pound truss fell on him. He suffered a neck injury and a broken back.

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