# Fractures at UTLX Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `20191010507` · 10/8/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UTLX Manufacturing
- **Location:** 16883 Beaumont Hwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77049
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was coming down from an A-frame platform ladder when he inadvertently missed a step, causing him to fall approximately 7 feet. He hit the ground and broke his right shoulder, requiring surgery.

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