# Fractures at 5 Star Fabrications, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021240` · 2/9/2022 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** 5 Star Fabrications, Inc.
- **Location:** 400 E Comal, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78702
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding a saddle onto a beam for wood beam installation. The employee was working on an extension ladder at approximately 12 feet, which was leaning against a steel column. The column's anchor became dislodged, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a broken right radius, which required surgery.

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