# Fractures at Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham
> OSHA SIR `2025054885` · 5/23/2025 · ALPINE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level  caught self or curtailed
- **Source:** Structures  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Fall protection equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham
- **Location:** 2290 Paul Bear Bryant Road, ALPINE, ALABAMA, 35014
- **NAICS:** 713940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was participating in a practice session on a tower climbing structure. After reaching the top, the employee quickly descended to the ground. The employee landed on their feet, fell to their knees, and was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae.

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