# Fractures at United Electric of Wheeling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129162` · 12/3/2015 · WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** United Electric of Wheeling, Inc.
- **Location:** Good Shepherd Nursing Home, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 3, 2015, at approximately 1:45 pm, an employee fell from an 8-foot fiberglass stepladder. The employee was installing an exterior light on the side of a building using a hammer drill while standing on the stepladder. The employee fell from the ladder and struck the concrete driveway, fracturing both wrists.  The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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