# Fractures at Brookdale Senior Living at Eden Estates
> OSHA SIR `2021021317` · 2/12/2021 · BEDFORD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **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:** Brookdale Senior Living at Eden Estates
- **Location:** 1997 Forest Ridge Drive, BEDFORD, TEXAS, 76021
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee lost his balance and fell from a step ladder to the floor while checking a heating unit in the ceiling. The employee sustained fractures to his right ankle and tibial plateau.

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