# Fractures at Westerman Co.
> OSHA SIR `20191112205` · 11/25/2019 · BREMEN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Westerman Co.
- **Location:** 225 Logan Thornville Road, BREMEN, OHIO, 43107
- **NAICS:** 333612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was painting storage tanks using an 8-foot ladder. He fell from the ladder to the concrete floor and sustained broken ribs.

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