# Fractures at Black Diamond Pest Control
> OSHA SIR `2023098480` · 9/14/2023 · WYOMING, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Black Diamond Pest Control
- **Location:** 33 Forest Ave, WYOMING, OHIO, 45215
- **NAICS:** 561710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing an animal evaluation from a ladder. The ladder slid and caught something on the way down, throwing the employee onto the pavement below. The employee suffered fractures to their right tibia and fibula.

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