# Fractures at Piedmont Airlines
> OSHA SIR `20211211154` · 12/29/2021 · VANDALIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Piedmont Airlines
- **Location:** 10398 Freight Drive, VANDALIA, OHIO, 45377
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending  a ladder when they missed the second-to-last step and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken hip.

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