# Fractures at EControls, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021265` · 2/7/2018 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** EControls, LLC
- **Location:** 5757 Farinon, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78249
- **NAICS:** 811112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a step ladder securing a pipe. Afterwards, the employee pulled on the pipe to verify that it was secured and the pipe gave way. The employee then fell 15 feet to the concrete ground below resulting in two broken legs.

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