# Fractures at Chesapeake Ship Building
> OSHA SIR `2020042963` · 4/1/2020 · SALISBURY, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Chesapeake Ship Building
- **Location:** 710 Fitzwater Street, SALISBURY, MARYLAND, 21801
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee fell from a ladder onto a concrete slab 15 feet below, suffering broken ribs and a broken nose.

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