# Fractures at CKS PACKAGING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017076700` · 7/19/2017 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** CKS PACKAGING, INC.
- **Location:** 5750 EAST FRONT STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a fixed ladder from the mezzanine (approximately 6.5 feet) to the ground level when she lost her footing and her grip. She attempted to jump from the ladder to avoid falling and landed hard on her feet, fracturing both heels. She then hit her head on the floor, injuring her head. She was hospitalized.

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