# Fractures at O'Blenness Memorial Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2018021981` · 2/27/2018 · ATHENS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** O'Blenness Memorial Hospital
- **Location:** 55 Hospital Drive, ATHENS, OHIO, 45701
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee accessed a cooling tower from a fixed ladder. While descending the fixed ladder, the employee fell approximately 6 feet to the roof surface, fracturing the right leg.

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