# Fractures at Menards
> OSHA SIR `20211210986` · 12/22/2021 · DEFIANCE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Menards
- **Location:** 8845 OH-66, DEFIANCE, OHIO, 43512
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying shelving units down a rolling staircase/ladder. She lost her balance and fell to the ground about 5 feet below. She suffered fractures to a leg and an elbow.

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