# Fractures at Northampton Regional EMS
> OSHA SIR `2020043379` · 4/13/2020 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Sudden start or stop, roadway
- **Source:** Ambulance, police, and other emergency passenger vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Northampton Regional EMS
- **Location:** Rt. 145, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18101
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was treating a patient in the back of an ambulance. The ambulance stopped quickly and the employee suffered a fractured C7 vertebra and bruises.

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