# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Rural Propane
> OSHA SIR `20211210349` · 12/2/2021 · EUREKA, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rural Propane
- **Location:** 2467 US Highway 93 North, EUREKA, MONTANA, 59917
- **NAICS:** 424720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/2/2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was hanging Christmas lights on the gutter of the company building. He fell roughly 8 feet from the top of an extension ladder and sustained a concussion, six broken bones in his face, and required stitches along the left side of his face.

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