# Fractures at TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20231110414` · 11/11/2023 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
- **Location:** 1 Tesla Road, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78725
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance technician was installing PVC onto a rack along a wall at the facility. He was descending an extension ladder when the ladder kicked out from underneath him. He fell approximately 3-4 feet to the ground and sustained a broken left femur.

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