# Fractures at Trane U.S. Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023032482` · 3/20/2023 · FORT MITCHELL, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Trane U.S. Inc
- **Location:** Mt. Olive School, FORT MITCHELL, ALABAMA, 36856
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder drilling a hole in the wall to install the control circuit for a new HVAC system. The employee lost his balance and fell to the ground, resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization.

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