# Fractures at The Trane Company
> OSHA SIR `2016053979` · 5/10/2016 · LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** The Trane Company
- **Location:** 3600 Pammel Creek Road, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54601
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell off a portable three-step ladder that became unstable, breaking his right hip and requiring surgery.

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