# Fractures at Lee Mechanical Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2020043456` · 4/15/2020 · BRIDGETON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Lee Mechanical Contractors
- **Location:** 231 Rock Ind. Park Dr., BRIDGETON, MISSOURI, 63044
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a tarp off while standing on a 6-foot step ladder when he slipped off the ladder onto the concrete floor, fracturing his left femur. The employee's shoes were wet at the time of the incident.

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