# Fractures at ASC Engineered Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2023098237` · 9/7/2023 · COLUMBIA, 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ASC Engineered Solutions
- **Location:** 1411 Lancaster Avenue, COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17512
- **NAICS:** 332919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee had just finished replacing a part on a blast machine. As they were descending the machine s 8-foot fixed ladder, the employee missed the ladder rung, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee sustained three rib fractures that required hospitalization.

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