# Fractures at E.L. Pruitt Company
> OSHA SIR `2021077492` · 7/9/2021 · SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** E.L. Pruitt Company
- **Location:** 2850 Cider Mill Lane, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62702
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a raised mezzanine, slipped, and fell 8-12 feet to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured leg.

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