# Fractures at J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021020882` · 2/1/2021 · SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.
- **Location:** 2850 Ironwood Drive, SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN, 53590
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee ascended an extension ladder to help guide a bundle of metal decking. The employee fell off the ladder about 9 feet to the next lower working surface and sustained a broken femur.

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