# Fractures at Kickhaefer Manufacturing Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076707` · 7/26/2023 · PORT WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kickhaefer Manufacturing Company, LLC
- **Location:** 1221 S Park St., PORT WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, 53074
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring parts from a box to a tote. The box fell off the conveyor; while reaching for it, the employee tripped and fell into a pallet of containers. The employee sustained an L2 compression fracture.

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