# Fractures at The Collins Electric Company,Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023065040` · 6/7/2023 · HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** The Collins Electric Company,Inc
- **Location:** 45 Lower Westfield Rd, HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01040
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an 8-foot step ladder receiving an electrical conduit through a wall. The wire assist for the conduit broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 3 feet. The employee sustained a hip fracture that required hospitalization.

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