# Fractures at G & M Electrical Contractors Co
> OSHA SIR `2023087012` · 8/3/2023 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** G & M Electrical Contractors Co
- **Location:** 4942 W. 44th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a room on the second floor when they were shocked by live electrical current and fell from a 10-foot ladder. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured lower back and a laceration to the left palm.

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