# Fractures at Carrier Commercial Service
> OSHA SIR `2023042989` · 4/4/2023 · COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Carrier Commercial Service
- **Location:** 1584 TAMU College Station, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 77843
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a motor while approximately five rungs up an extension ladder that was leaning against a chiller. The feet of the ladder slipped out and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in a tibial plateau fracture.

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