# Fractures at Alcoa
> OSHA SIR `2015074492` · 7/9/2015 · WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Alcoa
- **Location:** Aircraft Operations, WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15122
- **NAICS:** 331319
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 12:00 PM on July 9, 2015, an employee fell off of a moveable ladder/platform while waxing the top side of a wing on a corporate jet.  The employee's boot tread got stuck in the tread on the stairs, causing him to lose his footing and fall approximately 48 inches to the ground below. He was hospitalized and sustained three fractured ribs, and possible pelvic and clavicle injuries.

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