# Fractures at MERTZ MANUFACTURING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018066183` · 6/22/2018 · PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MERTZ MANUFACTURING, INC.
- **Location:** 1701 N. WAVERLY, PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 74601
- **NAICS:** 333249
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the back of a semi truck attaching hoses to a trailer. He fell off the side of the truck, landing on the ground about 45 inches below. He was hospitalized to treat fractures in his back.

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