# Fractures at MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016010204` · 1/11/2016 · NORMAL, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving
## Employer
- **Name:** MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- **Location:** 100 NORTH MITSUBISHI MOTORWAY, NORMAL, ILLINOIS, 61761
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 11, 2016, at about 2:00 p.m., an employee was struck by support pieces from a racking system that was being disassembled. The employee suffered cracked vertebrae.

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