# Fractures at Midlands Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015052823` · 5/13/2015 · FREMONT, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Midlands Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** 960 Schneider St., FREMONT, NEBRASKA, 68025
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot step-ladder installing some piping in a new structure. The ladder started to "walk" and began to kick out. The employee reached up to the pipes to steady himself, but then fell and broke his wrist.

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