# Fractures at Carpenter Powder Products Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017032670` · 3/23/2017 · WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Carpenter Powder Products Inc
- **Location:** 500 Park East Drive, WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND, 02895
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 23, 2017, an employee ascended to the fourth rung of a ladder when it collapsed and he fell to the ground. He lost consciousness, broke his wrist, and sustained possible facial fractures, requiring hospitalization.

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