# Fractures at D. G. Meyer, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098486` · 9/14/2023 · ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Other structural elements, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** D. G. Meyer, Inc.
- **Location:** 756 Image Way, ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA, 32763
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed up a ladder to install duct work in a rafter. He stepped off the ladder onto a 2x4 that gave way and he fell 12 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right leg.

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