# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Republic Wire, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021468` · 2/18/2021 · WEST CHESTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Wire, Inc.
- **Location:** 5525 Union Center Drive, WEST CHESTER, OHIO, 45069
- **NAICS:** 331421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking to an extrusion machine to clean minor water accumulation on the floor. The employee slipped on the water and fell, suffering a back injury.

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