# Fractures at LOPEZ FOODS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017021144` · 2/6/2017 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LOPEZ FOODS INC.
- **Location:** 9500 NW 4TH ST., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73127
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was cleaning elevated processing equipment from a ladder stand platform. A second employee cleaning the floor surfaces unlocked the stand's wheels and moved the stand. The injured employee fell to the floor and fractured their C-4 vertebra.

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