# Fractures at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2018077414` · 7/22/2018 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Limbs, branches-unattached
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** 2703 Walker St., COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31903
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was struck by a falling tree limb while standing on a sidewalk in preparation for powerline work. He suffered an L1 vertebra fracture and seven broken ribs.

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