# Fractures at Praxair Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018044106` · 4/28/2018 · TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** Praxair Inc
- **Location:** 1730 TX-146 South, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, 77590
- **NAICS:** 325120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was coming down from a fixed ladder when he missed the last step, lost his balance, and fell to the ground, breaking his ankle.

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