# Fractures at NORTHWEST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017065911` · 6/27/2017 · MAUMEE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NORTHWEST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING, INC.
- **Location:** 6500 Weatherfield Court, MAUMEE, OHIO, 43537
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 27, 2017, an employee was standing on a ladder pulling on a wire that was stuck when it broke free, causing him to lose his balance and fall 8 feet to the ground. He broke his right hip and ankle, requiring hospitalization.

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