# Fractures at NVI, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021656` · 2/17/2018 · WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** NVI, LLC
- **Location:** Westlake South, WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, 70669
- **NAICS:** 541380
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

As an employee was descending a 10-foot extension ladder, a gust of wind caused the employee to lose his balance and fall 8 feet, sustaining fractured ribs.

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