# Fractures at RUSSELECTRIC INC.
> OSHA SIR `20241110803` · 11/20/2024 · HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** RUSSELECTRIC INC.
- **Location:** 99 Industrial Park Road, HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02043
- **NAICS:** 335313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a scaffold ladder when they fell onto a step ladder and then onto the floor. The employee sustained fractures to their L1, L2, and L3 vertebrae.

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