# Fractures at Airco Mechanical, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `20171111261` · 11/27/2017 · CEDAR PARK, 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Airco Mechanical, Ltd.
- **Location:** 1017 Innovation Way, CEDAR PARK, TEXAS, 78613
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a 12-foot step ladder while installing HVAC duct work, hitting the ground and breaking his ribs.

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