# Fractures at Akron Dispersions Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025054274` · 5/7/2025 · COPLEY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Tanker trucks
- **Secondary source:** Fall protection equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Akron Dispersions Inc.
- **Location:** 3291 Sawmill Road, COPLEY, OHIO, 44321
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 7, 2025, an employee was working on a chemical tank truck to inspect the tank and check for flow. The employee lost their footing and fell 9 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured back. Fall protection was not in place at the time.

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