# Fractures at Wood PLC
> OSHA SIR `2019054723` · 5/9/2019 · ALVIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wood PLC
- **Location:** INEOS - Chocolate Bayou, ALVIN, TEXAS, 77511
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder when he slipped and fell about 8 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured left arm.

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