# Fractures at Medical City Fort Worth
> OSHA SIR `2023109482` · 10/13/2023 · FORT WORTH, 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 less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Desks
## Employer
- **Name:** Medical City Fort Worth
- **Location:** 900 8th Ave, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76104
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing ceiling tiles while standing on a 4-foot ladder with a 3-foot high platform. The employee reached outwards and the ladder slid out causing the employee to fall. The employee struck the edge of a desk and sustained six fractured ribs.

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