# Fractures at Fire Line Equipment LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023043442` · 4/17/2023 · NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Fire truck, other emergency equipment truck
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fire Line Equipment LLC
- **Location:** 307 Twin Springs Court, NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 17557
- **NAICS:** 423110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just climbed on top of a ladder fire truck to change the aerial hydraulic return filter. He tripped on the base of the turntable and fell forward into a 55-gallon oil tank. As the employee went to catch himself, he fell eight feet to the concrete floor and landed on his right side. The employee sustained three broken ribs and sprained their knee and ankle.

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