# Fractures at Parke & Son, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221210760` · 12/12/2022 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Parke & Son, Inc.
- **Location:** 3585 E Mound Road, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62521
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed onto the third tier of a warehouse rack to free a bulk bag and fell 12 feet to the ground below. He was hospitalized with a broken heel, multiple rib fractures, and compression fractures in his back.

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