# Fractures at Way Mechanical, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2023109284` · 10/9/2023 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Way Mechanical, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 2190 South HWY 161, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75052
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the third rung of an extension ladder, working to tighten a valve that was leaking. The ladder lost its footing due to the leaking water and the employee fell to the floor, landing on his kneecap. The employee sustained a fractured kneecap and torn ligaments.

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