# Bruises, contusions at Spirit Aero System Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022119744` · 11/6/2022 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Spirit Aero System Inc.
- **Location:** 3801 S Oliver, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67210
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing masking skin from a work panel when the masking skin tore, causing the employee to lose their grip and fall backward, landing on a rack behind him. The employee sustained a contusion to the lower back and was hospitalized.

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