# Fractures at BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
> OSHA SIR `20211211044` · 12/25/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Location:** 1 BAYLOR PLAZA, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder on the roof of a service building, attempting to reset a boiler alarm. She lost footing on the ladder and fell approximately 12 feet to the floor below, resulting in a fractured right ankle.

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