# Fractures at Mercy Housing
> OSHA SIR `2018087998` · 8/6/2018 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mercy Housing
- **Location:** 2626 Osceola, DENVER, COLORADO, 80212
- **NAICS:** 624229
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning windows and light fixtures using a step ladder when she lost her footing and fell to the ground, breaking her leg and requiring hospitalization.

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