# Fractures at Mid South Floor Systems
> OSHA SIR `2017043533` · 4/19/2017 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
## Employer
- **Name:** Mid South Floor Systems
- **Location:** 2020 Powers Ferry Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30339
- **NAICS:** 238330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While installing a building wrap to waterproof a balcony, an employee grabbed onto the 2x4 guardrails and fell 15 feet with the rails to the lower level before falling an additional 20 feet to the ground level. The employee suffered a broken back and twisted spine.

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