# Fractures at EMS Electric of West Monroe, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2016021104` · 2/5/2016 · RAYVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** EMS Electric of West Monroe, L.L.C.
- **Location:** Jim Taylor Chevrolet, RAYVILLE, LOUISIANA, 71269
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was working from the 6th rung of an 8' ladder.  He removed a strap from a pipe containing conduit which had tension on it.  When he removed the strap, the force slung him off of the ladder and onto the concrete below. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

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