# Fractures at Austin Bridge and Road
> OSHA SIR `20191213012` · 12/19/2019 · KEMP, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Austin Bridge and Road
- **Location:** 1005 Cedar Creek Pkwy., KEMP, TEXAS, 75143
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dismounting from a crane onto the work deck next to the cab. He attempted to jump from the platform approximately 3 feet across to a road work area. When he landed, his foot slipped and he fell backwards to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra.

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