# Fractures at JD&J Construction Service LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191010698` · 10/14/2019 · HIALEAH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JD&J Construction Service LLC
- **Location:** 8360 NW 157TH TERRACE, HIALEAH, FLORIDA, 33016
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell approximately 6 feet while attempting to hammer a pin in the swing away attachment on the boom of a crane. The boom was activated while the employee was inside the swing away attachment, causing the attachment to disengage from the boom and fall to the ground with the employee inside it. The employee suffered multiple back fractures and bruises.

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