# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at CHEROKEE BUILDING MATERIALS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191011266` · 10/30/2019 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CHEROKEE BUILDING MATERIALS, INC.
- **Location:** 509 Industrial Dr, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
- **NAICS:** 423390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing material for a delivery when the employee fell approximately 4 feet from a flatbed truck to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, and a bruised lung.

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