# Fractures at Eco-Crew, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076472` · 7/19/2023 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## 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:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Eco-Crew, LLC
- **Location:** 512 Spencer Dr., WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33409
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an A-frame ladder removing wet seals from window frames. He had gone up three steps when the legs of the ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the floor. The employee sustained rib fractures.

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