# Fractures at Great Southern Wood Preserving
> OSHA SIR `2020099104` · 9/25/2020 · MANSURA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Southern Wood Preserving
- **Location:** 334 Elderwood Rd,, MANSURA, LOUISIANA, 71350
- **NAICS:** 321114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping up to a platform approximately 24 inches off the ground when he lost balance and fell backward, fracturing his elbow.

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