# Fractures at HY-VEE Inc
> OSHA SIR `20191112029` · 11/20/2019 · PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and back
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HY-VEE Inc
- **Location:** 7620 State Line Rd, PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KANSAS, 66208
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee descending a fixed ladder fell backwards and landed on the concrete ground. The employee sustained multiple fractures to the back and neck and required three staples in the head.

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