# Fractures at SOL LEWIS ENGINEERING CO.
> OSHA SIR `2016076284` · 7/12/2016 · PAPILLION, NEBRASKA
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** SOL LEWIS ENGINEERING CO.
- **Location:** 10820 Witness Drive, PAPILLION, NEBRASKA, 68046
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a 10 foot step ladder on an overhead register vent. As the employee went to pull down the register, he fell backwards about 5 feet to the floor below and fractured his right ankle. The employee required surgery to his ankle and was admitted to the hospital.

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