# Fractures at Barr Mechanical Piping & Welding, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099473` · 9/13/2018 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Barr Mechanical Piping & Welding, Inc.
- **Location:** 3107 Peachtree Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30305
- **NAICS:** 423720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a 10-foot jobsite wooden ladder from floor 8 to floor 6 1/2. The employee slipped and fell 10-12 feet, striking against the brick wall with his head and body and landing on his right leg. His right femur was broken.

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