# Strains at Bemar Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221210643` · 12/7/2022 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bemar Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1591 Lane Avenue South, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32205
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 7, 2022, an employee was on an extension ladder, using a nail gun to nail framework when he lost balance and fell about 5 feet to the ground, landing on his backside. The employee was hospitalized with a strained lower back.

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