# Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified at Purcell Tire & Rubber Company
> OSHA SIR `2020054919` · 5/28/2020 · MABELVALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Purcell Tire & Rubber Company
- **Location:** 11501 Mabelvale West Road, MABELVALE, ARKANSAS, 72103
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rotating tires on a customer's vehicle. While carrying the tires from the rear to the front of the vehicle, the employee tripped over an air hose and fell. The employee's head struck a four-post lift, and the employee suffered a spine injury.

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