# Fractures at GETHMANN CONSTRUCTION CO.,INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023054431` · 5/18/2023 · BLAIR, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** GETHMANN CONSTRUCTION CO.,INC.
- **Location:** Corner of Hollow Road and Highway 30, BLAIR, NEBRASKA, 68008
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a benched excavation when they fell approximately 10 feet from the ladder to the bottom of the excavation. The employee was hospitalized for a broken right arm and an injured ankle.

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