# Fractures at Advance Sign Company
> OSHA SIR `2016021633` · 2/22/2016 · BRENTWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Advance Sign Company
- **Location:** 103 Towne Square Way, BRENTWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA, 15227
- **NAICS:** 339950
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell approximately 8 feet from a ladder while installing a sign, suffering a fractured hip that required surgery.

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