# Fractures at Gayland Ward Seed
> OSHA SIR `2019055182` · 5/22/2019 · HEREFORD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Gayland Ward Seed
- **Location:** 4395 us Hwy 60, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
- **NAICS:** 444220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while climbing a caged ladder. The employee struck the cage and landed on the floor, suffering fractures.

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