# Fractures at Swamp Heating and Air LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020043466` · 4/15/2020 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Swamp Heating and Air LLC
- **Location:** 2700 SW Archer Rd., GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32608
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing up a ladder. The ladder slipped from the side of the building and the employee fell to the ground about 10 feet below. He landed on his feet, then tripped over the ladder lying on the ground and fell. He was hospitalized, having suffered a broken left ankle.

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