# Fractures at Tradesman International
> OSHA SIR `2016021568` · 2/19/2016 · WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tradesman International
- **Location:** 2020 Civic Center Drive, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While performing wood framing, an employee fell from a 10-foot ladder to the concrete floor, breaking ribs.

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