# Fractures at NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032281` · 3/12/2017 · BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc.
- **Location:** 5929 E. STATE HIGHWAY 18, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a fixed ladder after installing a thermocouple for a reheat furnace when he missed the bottom rung, lost his balance, and fell to the floor. He fractured his right femur and required hospitalization.

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