# Sprains at Southern Select
> OSHA SIR `2020043057` · 4/3/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and back
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Select
- **Location:** 301 Michigan St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77001
- **NAICS:** 333112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about 10 feet off the ground in a bucket truck's bucket, trimming a pecan tree. The bucket was snagged by a branch and the tension pushed it. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a sprained back and shoulder. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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