# Fractures at The Dow Chemical Company
> OSHA SIR `2022032877` · 3/31/2022 · CLUTE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Dow Chemical Company
- **Location:** 5005 TX-332, CLUTE, TEXAS, 77531
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a fixed cage ladder. He slipped and fell about 25 feet to the deck, suffering two broken ankles and a broken vertebra.

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