# Fractures at Road and Rail Services
> OSHA SIR `2021064736` · 6/10/2021 · MARYSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Road and Rail Services
- **Location:** 24500 County Rd. 165, MARYSVILLE, OHIO, 43040
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting the rear of a rail car by the fixed ladder on the rail car when they fell approximately 18 feet, resulting in a fractured wrist and laceration to the face that required hospitalization and surgery.

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