# Fractures at Colorado Powerline Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021087448` · 8/30/2021 · GRANT, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Manlifts
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Colorado Powerline Inc.
- **Location:** 48606 Hwy 285, GRANT, COLORADO, 80448
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a circuit breaker from an elevated manlift. The employee fell from the manlift, landing about 20 feet below and suffering a fractured back bone.

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