# Fractures at Trio Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021075892` · 7/19/2021 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Trio Electric, LLC
- **Location:** 6230 E. Stassney Ln, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78744
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a section of an extension ladder, installing caulking in a wall approximately 8 to 10 feet from the floor level. The ladder slipped away from the wall and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken right arm requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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