# Fractures at CMJ Engineering
> OSHA SIR `2017043289` · 4/11/2017 · ALEDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CMJ Engineering
- **Location:** Corner of Walsh Dr. and Walsh Cir., ALEDO, TEXAS, 76008
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting the fireproofing from a 10 foot ladder. He began descending the ladder, missed a rung, and fell approximately six to seven feet landing on his left side and bumping his head. The employee was hospitalized with four broken ribs.

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