# Fractures at Morton Buildings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099473` · 9/11/2019 · JASPER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Roof trusses, joists
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Morton Buildings, Inc.
- **Location:** 170 Drummond Place, JASPER, ALABAMA, 35501
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing purlins while tied off to a truss on a new construction commercial building. The truss rolled over and the employee fell approximately 16 feet to the ground, suffering broken vertebrae.

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