# Fractures at Comfortrol, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016076882` · 7/28/2016 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Comfortrol, Inc.
- **Location:** 8651 Sancus Blvd, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43240
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to install ceiling tiles while working from a 10-foot step ladder. As he attempted to screw into the ceiling tiles, the nail twisted, and he lost his balance while standing on the third rung from the top of the ladder. He fell and broke both wrists.

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