# Fractures at Simonton Windows & Doors
> OSHA SIR `2016087712` · 8/17/2016 · KATY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Simonton Windows & Doors
- **Location:** 30910 Mettlebrook Ln, KATY, TEXAS, 77450
- **NAICS:** 332321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a 16-foot A-frame ladder replacing an insulated glass unit (IGU) at a private home. He was standing about 10 feet up on the portable ladder when he was exposed to a gust of high wind. He lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking two bones in his left leg. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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