# Fractures at VON ALST OPERATING, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231211148` · 12/6/2023 · HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** VON ALST OPERATING, LLC
- **Location:** 1115 Broadway, HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS, 62249
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a step ladder applying glue to a panel when the ladder fell apart, causing the employee to fall to the floor. The employee sustained rib fractures.

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