# Fractures at Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023086960` · 8/1/2023 · PRAIRIE GROVE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** 15732 County Rd 98, PRAIRIE GROVE, ARKANSAS, 72753
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on an 8- to 10-foot ladder, using a chipping hammer to chip concrete from a wall. The employee fell approximately 6 feet from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a back fracture.

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