# Fractures at HP Hood
> OSHA SIR `2024076071` · 7/8/2024 · LA FARGEVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Tables, desks, work surfaces
## Employer
- **Name:** HP Hood
- **Location:** 20700 NY-411, LA FARGEVILLE, NEW YORK, 13656
- **NAICS:** 311511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was retrieving a cup of sour cream while standing on a 12-inch step when they lost their balance and fell backward. The back of the employee's neck struck the edge of a stainless steel table, resulting in a spinal fracture.

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