# Fractures at Bonnell's Rod Shop
> OSHA SIR `2015085746` · 8/13/2015 · FAIRVIEW, 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bonnell's Rod Shop
- **Location:** 8000 Middle Road, FAIRVIEW, PENNSYLVANIA, 16415
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 13, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., an employee was cutting tree branches from a ladder while using a chain saw. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered multiple injuries to the hands, as well as broken ribs.  The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

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