# Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at Waste Management Of St Louis-Metro
> OSHA SIR `2021119909` · 11/15/2021 · FREEBURG, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management Of St Louis-Metro
- **Location:** Freeburg Elementary School, FREEBURG, ILLINOIS, 62243
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/15/2021 at 11:00 a.m., an employee borrowed a ladder to check on top of their truck. On the way up or down on the ladder, the employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken shoulder and a bruised lung.

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