# Fractures at Flowers Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2019066549` · 6/28/2019 · DOTHAN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Flowers Hospital
- **Location:** 4370 West Main Street, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36305
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending an 8-foot A-frame ladder and fell approximately two feet. The employee suffered a broken hip.

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