# Fractures at LeafGuard of Austin
> OSHA SIR `2022042966` · 4/4/2022 · LAGO VISTA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** LeafGuard of Austin
- **Location:** 21013 Nimitz Avenue, LAGO VISTA, TEXAS, 78645
- **NAICS:** 238170
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While standing behind a retaining wall, an employee was setting up a 24-ft. extension ladder on the side of a house. The employee fell over the retaining wall and landed on the ground approximately 5-6 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to the left hip, left femur, lower lumbar area, and the right ankle.

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