# Fractures at WILHITE ELECTRIC CO
> OSHA SIR `20191213226` · 12/27/2019 · BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Lamps, light fixtures
- **Secondary source:** Lamp posts, street lights
## Employer
- **Name:** WILHITE ELECTRIC CO
- **Location:** 100 Mary Ann St, BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, 71111
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was helping install LED light fixtures on the poles at a baseball park. While a crane was resetting the poles, one of the light fixtures disconnected and fell to the ground, striking the injured employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured skull.

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