# Fractures at A.M. Castle & Co.
> OSHA SIR `2020032372` · 3/12/2020 · JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** A.M. Castle & Co.
- **Location:** 3800 Enterprise Drive, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53546
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on stored materials to take a measurement of materials on a storage rack. The employee slipped and fell backwards approximately 2 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a broken back and bruised legs and ankles.

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