# Fractures at E L Crawford Construction Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024065514` · 6/21/2024 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Hoses  except machine
## Employer
- **Name:** E L Crawford Construction Inc
- **Location:** 100 B northwest rosecrans rd., SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64503
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running a concrete vibrator on top of a concrete wall next to a pump truck hose. When the pump truck blockage was cleared, the hose struck the employee and caused them to fall from a 4-foot scaffold to the uneven ground. The employee landed on their back and lost consciousness, sustained back fractures, and was hospitalized.

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