# Fractures at WL Bass Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043111` · 4/6/2020 · VILLE PLATTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Bridges, dams, locks
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** WL Bass Construction Inc.
- **Location:** La Hwy 104, VILLE PLATTE, LOUISIANA, 70586
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell approximately 18 feet from a bridge. He was hospitalized with a broken C7 vertebra and two broken arms that required surgery. The employee wasn't wearing fall protection at the time.

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