# Fractures at WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2020010036` · 1/2/2020 · FINDLAY, 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 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- **Location:** 4901 N. MAIN ST., FINDLAY, OHIO, 45840
- **NAICS:** 335228
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder, changing a ballast. The employee fell from the ladder to the workroom floor about 12 feet below, suffering three broken ribs.

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