# Fractures at Unifirst Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017098878` · 9/15/2017 · STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Unifirst Corporation
- **Location:** 205 Garfield Avenue, STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06615
- **NAICS:** 812331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder to remove an obstruction from a conveyor when the employee slipped and fell off the ladder, striking the conveyor before striking the ground. The employee suffered a broken rib, bruised eye, and finger injury.

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