# Strains at GEV Wind Power US, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017098768` · 9/13/2017 · SNYDER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** GEV Wind Power US, LLC
- **Location:** 6543 E US Hwy180, SNYDER, TEXAS, 79549
- **NAICS:** 221115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a permanent ladder inside a wind turbine. The employee was wearing a fall harness attached to a climb assist mechanism. The employee's foot became tangled and he slipped off the ladder falling 6 inches. The injured employee was hospitalized for a muscle strain.

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