# Fractures at Baker Concrete Construction
> OSHA SIR `20161110870` · 11/19/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Baker Concrete Construction
- **Location:** 1130 John Freeman Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77003
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a wooden ladder with a string of lights over his shoulder. When he reached the top of the ladder, he attempted to grab the rail but missed and fell approximately 20 feet, lacerating the side of his face and head and breaking his wrist.

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