# Fractures at Thomas E. Sattler Painting
> OSHA SIR `20201010115` · 10/23/2020 · PERRYSBURG, 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Thomas E. Sattler Painting
- **Location:** 208 E. Front St., PERRYSBURG, OHIO, 43551
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 23, 2020, an employee fell from an 8-foot fiberglass step ladder. The employee fell less than 6 feet and landed on the ladder, suffering five broken ribs.

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