# Fractures at New River Electrical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024043506` · 4/23/2024 · HILLIARD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** New River Electrical Corporation
- **Location:** 4617 Leppert Rd, HILLIARD, OHIO, 43026
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 23, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., an employee was working from a ladder, lost balance, and fell backward about 3 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for fractures of their T7 and T8 vertebrae.

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