# Fractures at Villanova University
> OSHA SIR `2023075924` · 7/5/2023 · VILLANOVA, 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Villanova University
- **Location:** 800 Lancaster Avenue, VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19085
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 4-foot step ladder checking a water softener. As they stepped down, the employee missed a rung and fell backward to the ground surface, resulting in four left rib fractures.

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