# Fractures at Mechanical Insulation & Technologies
> OSHA SIR `2017032615` · 3/22/2017 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mechanical Insulation & Technologies
- **Location:** 209 Silverton Street, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32811
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder to install an HVAC at a jobsite when he slipped and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. He cracked several ribs and felt sore on his right side, requiring hospitalization.

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