# Fractures at BrandSafway
> OSHA SIR `20211210951` · 12/21/2021 · OREGON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** BrandSafway
- **Location:** 1819 Woodville Road, OREGON, OHIO, 43616
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 21, 2021, an employee was descending a scaffold ladder when his lanyard became tangled. He lost balance while freeing the lanyard and fell, landing on the ground about 6 feet below and breaking his left hip.

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