# Fractures at Yankee Remodeler of New London, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211110167` · 11/24/2021 · WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Yankee Remodeler of New London, Inc.
- **Location:** 25 Wells Street, WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, 02891
- **NAICS:** 236118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a stepladder to exit a 42-inch-deep trench. He slipped at the second step from the top, fell sideways, and landed on top of the wood concrete form. He suffered four broken ribs.

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