# Fractures at Allied Air Conditioning & Heating Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019021579` · 2/12/2019 · PALATINE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Air Conditioning & Heating Corporation
- **Location:** 500 E. Northwest Hwy., PALATINE, ILLINOIS, 60074
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to retrieve some tools on location at a job. The employee slipped, lost his balance, and fell to the ground breaking both of his legs.

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