# Fractures at Hunter Mechanical Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110253` · 11/6/2023 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ducts
## Employer
- **Name:** Hunter Mechanical Inc
- **Location:** 2005 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19103
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder when a duct connect broke and hit the ladder. The employee fell and sustained eight rib fractures.

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