# Fractures at Sedgwick
> OSHA SIR `20181010244` · 10/3/2018 · NEWARK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sedgwick
- **Location:** 1500 E Main St, NEWARK, OHIO, 43055
- **NAICS:** 524292
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder, taking pictures of system suppression valves, when it tilted. He fell head first onto the carpeted concrete floor about 6 feet below, suffering fractures to the base of his skull, his right wrist, and his left middle fingers.

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