# Fractures at JESCO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015096460` · 9/4/2015 · TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
## Employer
- **Name:** JESCO, INC.
- **Location:** 1804 S. Green Street, TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38804
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell 10 feet from a mezzanine during welding operations, injuring their left shoulder tendon, cracking the L4 vertebra, and lacerating the left arm. A guardrail was not in place at the time of the incident.

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