# Fractures at TCI Contracting LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191212975` · 12/18/2019 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TCI Contracting LLC
- **Location:** 377 N Cleary Rd, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33413
- **NAICS:** 238170
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an A-frame ladder while installing a gutter system when the employee lost footing and fell 5 feet to the ground, suffering a broken leg.

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