# Fractures at Henderson Lumber Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022087785` · 8/30/2022 · RICHTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and back
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Kilns
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Henderson Lumber Co., LLC
- **Location:** 335 Al Tom Rd., RICHTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39476
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on top of a dry kiln, repairing a baffle water line. The baffle cable broke, causing the baffle to shift. The employee lost his balance and fell to the ground 15 feet below, suffering broken vertebrae in the neck and back.

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