# Fractures at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
> OSHA SIR `20191212531` · 12/5/2019 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
- **Location:** Building 125, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92135
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder when the latch slipped, causing the ladder and the employee to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to both legs.

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