# Fractures at ELCO PAINTING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022087240` · 8/15/2022 · NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ELCO PAINTING INC.
- **Location:** 70 Fowler Street, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was painting the outside of a residential structure from a ladder. He fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering broken ribs and bruising.

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