# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at MOBILE AIR TRANSPORT, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022065033` · 6/10/2022 · LATHAM, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** MOBILE AIR TRANSPORT, INC.
- **Location:** 12 RUNWAY AVE., LATHAM, NEW YORK, 12110
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 10, 2022, an employee was moving an awning to the end of a box truck to unload it. The awning measured 16 feet by 15 inches by 12 inches and weighed 236 pounds. The employee was grabbing plastic nylon strapping in order to pull the awning when the strapping broke and he fell backward off the truck approximately 4 feet to the ground. He landed on his back and hit his head on the ground. The employee suffered an L2 compression fracture and a possible concussion that required hospitalization.

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