# Fractures at Houck Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181212783` · 12/13/2018 · NEW COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Houck Services Inc.
- **Location:** PA American Water, NEW COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17856
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A ladder to the roof was set up on the loading dock. An employee was on the loading dock and getting ready to climb the ladder when the employee fell 3.5 feet off the loading dock. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured skull and broken collar bone.

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