# Fractures at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022054641` · 5/27/2022 · EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
- **Location:** S5380 Cemetery Road, EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, 54701
- **NAICS:** 115112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 27, 2022, at 12:36 PM, an employee working from a 2-step ladder was making adjustments to a weather station. She fell to the ground and sustained a broken lower left leg.

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