# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Skyline Steel, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020054762` · 5/22/2020 · NEWTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Skyline Steel, LLC
- **Location:** 9550 E State Hwy 33, NEWTON, ILLINOIS, 62448
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on shop doors while standing on a step ladder when he fell to the ground and struck his head. He suffered broken ribs and a concussion, requiring hospitalization.

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