# Fractures at Flathead National Forest
> OSHA SIR `2021086956` · 8/16/2021 · BIGFORK, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Flathead National Forest
- **Location:** 191 Ramsfield Road, BIGFORK, MONTANA, 59911
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was collecting conifer cone crops on an orchard ladder. The employee fell off the ladder to the ground about 10 feet below, suffering a broken leg that required surgery.

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