# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at AAFES Waco Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `2018077715` · 7/30/2018 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AAFES Waco Distribution Center
- **Location:** 1801 Exchange Parkway, WACO, TEXAS, 76712
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from an extension ladder, about 16 feet high, to check an air conditioning vent. The ladder slipped and he fell to the ground, breaking ribs and his right arm, suffering kidney and lung contusions, and striking his head.

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