# Fractures at CLS Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2023087234` · 8/9/2023 · MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
## 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:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CLS Insulation
- **Location:** 5001 Ridgegate Lane, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing insulation in a second-floor wall from an A-frame ladder that was leaned against the wall he was working on. While positioning himself to the right side of the ladder, the ladder shifted, causing the employee to fall approximately 8 feet. He landed on the ladder, then the floor, resulting in broken ribs.

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