# Fractures at ATS Ohio Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021064495` · 6/2/2021 · LEWIS CENTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **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:** ATS Ohio Inc
- **Location:** 425 Enterprise Drive, LEWIS CENTER, OHIO, 43035
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just finished helping a co-worker secure a 9-foot section of wire trough, that was secured to a cross member that was elevated approximately 11.5 feet above the concrete floor. The employee was descending a fiberglass step ladder when the ladder shifted from beneath him in one quick movement, causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 5 feet. The employee suffered an L-1 lumbar fracture and was admitted to the hospital.

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