# Fractures at Solutia Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210601` · 12/9/2021 · SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Solutia Inc.
- **Location:** 730 Worcester St, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01151
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee stepped out of their work truck, slipped on black ice, and fell resulting in a fracture to their L1 vertebra.

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