# Fractures at Liberty Equipment Warehouse
> OSHA SIR `2019010916` · 1/25/2019 · POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
## 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:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Parking lot-paved
## Employer
- **Name:** Liberty Equipment Warehouse
- **Location:** 1305 Power Line Road, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33069
- **NAICS:** 236118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee lifted a 55-gallon plastic tank filled with trash to empty it into the dumpster. He placed the 55-gallon tank upside down so it could be completely emptied. The employee then climbed into the dumpster and knelt on the container wall. When he tried to shake the tank to empty it, he lost balance and fell 4 feet to the pavement resulting in a compression fracture to the back.

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