# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Souminen Corp
> OSHA SIR `2016021671` · 2/23/2016 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Souminen Corp
- **Location:** 1250 Glory Road, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54304
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed an 8- to 10-foot ladder to open the door to a confined space. The door was under pressure, and as the employee opened the final latch, it came open and knocked the employee from the ladder. He fell approximately 8 feet, fracturing his skull, breaking several ribs, and puncturing a lung.

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