# Fractures at GPM Investments, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022021453` · 2/15/2022 · WHITESBORO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** GPM Investments, LLC
- **Location:** E-Z Mart, WHITESBORO, TEXAS, 76273
- **NAICS:** 447110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rounding the front of a cash register area when his left foot caught the power cord of a beverage cooler. He fell, caught himself with his hands, and suffered broken vertebrae in his neck.

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