# Fractures at TDX Government Services Group
> OSHA SIR `2022097914` · 9/6/2022 · STUMPY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TDX Government Services Group
- **Location:** Range Holding Area (RHA), Dare County Range, STUMPY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, 27978
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder from an inverted dumpster. The ladder slid backward rapidly and fell over, causing the employee to fall to the ground about 5 feet below. The employee's left wrist was broken.

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