# Fractures at Golden Nugget Lake Charles
> OSHA SIR `2016032274` · 3/15/2016 · LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Reptiles, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Golden Nugget Lake Charles
- **Location:** 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70601
- **NAICS:** 721120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a snake from the spa pool area while standing on a 6-foot A-frame ladder. The snake lunged at the employee and startled him. He attempted to step down on the ladder and missed a rung. He fell to the ground and suffered a compound fracture to the left ankle.

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