# Fractures at SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2022109012` · 10/14/2022 · GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** Les Schwab Project, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 59405
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder from a mezzanine when they fell 10 feet to the ground. The ladder slipped and fell onto the employee's right hip and back. The employee suffered a fractured L3 vertebra.

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