# Fractures at 1 Priority Environmental Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191011333` · 10/29/2019 · RICHARDSON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** 1 Priority Environmental Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 422 North Lake Drive, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75080
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing trim from a 6-foot step ladder when he lost his balance and fell off the ladder, fracturing his leg and ankle.

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