# Fractures at Effingham Equity
> OSHA SIR `20241211076` · 12/2/2024 · NEWMAN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Spreaders, sprayers, application equipment
- **Secondary source:** Recessed earth structures
## Employer
- **Name:** Effingham Equity
- **Location:** 1202 N County Rd 2250 E, NEWMAN, ILLINOIS, 61942
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 2, 2024, an employee was operating a self-propelled applicator vehicle in a customer's field when they hit a sinkhole. The spring-loaded seat propelled the employee up, causing him to strike his head on the roof of the cab. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to their lower spine.

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