# Fractures at Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp
> OSHA SIR `2021021654` · 2/23/2021 · MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp
- **Location:** 2160 First Ave., MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60153
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was coming off a snow covered rooftop onto a ship stair/ladder to go into a building when they slipped and fell approximately 18 feet from the ship stair/ladder to the ground. The fall resulted in a broken leg requiring surgery.

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