# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at KenMor Electric
> OSHA SIR `2015042311` · 4/23/2015 · GALVESTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** KenMor Electric
- **Location:** 1 Hope Boulevard, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77554
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 12-foot tall step ladder, closing a junction box that measured 24 x 24 inches. He had placed a strap around the junction box to secure the cover while closing it. He lost his balance because the strap became loose around the junction box and fell approximately 8 feet.

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