# Fractures at Forest Home Cemetery
> OSHA SIR `2023075938` · 7/5/2023 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Lawn mowers-riding
## Employer
- **Name:** Forest Home Cemetery
- **Location:** 2405 West Forest Home Avenue, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53215
- **NAICS:** 812220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a riding mower on an inclined area. The employee lost balance and jumped from the mower off a 7-foot stone wall, resulting in a compression fracture of his lower back.

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