# Fractures at Henry G. Meigs LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021021713` · 2/24/2021 · ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Henry G. Meigs LLC
- **Location:** 122 West Sycamore Street, ABBOTSFORD, WISCONSIN, 54405
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 24, 2021, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was climbing down a fixed ladder attached to a 40-foot long bulk tanker trailer while carrying a steel five-gallon bucket approximately half full of asphalt material. Due to the bucket's weight, the employee dropped the bucket onto the ground while stepping down onto the fourth ladder rung. While releasing the bucket, the employee lost his balance and fell approximately 4.5 feet to the crushed rock grade, resulting in a shattered left femur and hip socket. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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