# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at VSE Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20231110185` · 11/3/2023 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Airplane-propeller-driven or piston engine
## Employer
- **Name:** VSE Corporation
- **Location:** 1027 Bellinger Blvd, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23511
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder, performing an engine leak check on an aircraft. The aircraft's propeller changed direction from reverse to forward, and the employee was blown off the ladder. The employee landed on the ground 15 feet away and suffered a broken left femur and tibia, as well as a broken right wrist, three broken ribs, and a concussion.

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