# Fractures at U.S. Air Force
> OSHA SIR `2019021470` · 2/8/2019 · CANAVERAL AIR STATION, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Air Force
- **Location:** Cape Csanaveral Air Force Station, CANAVERAL AIR STATION, FLORIDA, 32925
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was painting a trailer from an A-frame ladder. The ladder shifted and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken left ankle and right heel. The employee was hospitalized.

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