# Fractures at U.S. ARMY
> OSHA SIR `2022098526` · 9/27/2022 · FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. ARMY
- **Location:** Child Development Center Construction Site, FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA, 99703
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder. The employee fell to the ground level about 12 feet below, possibly suffering two broken legs.

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