# Fractures at GMI Insulation Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015074719` · 7/16/2015 · LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** GMI Insulation Inc
- **Location:** 2001 Harrisburg Pike, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17601
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing insulation from a step ladder at an approximate height of 5 feet.  The employee twisted to the side and the ladder became unstable. The employee fell to the ground and fractured the upper right arm.

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