# Fractures at Koetter Fire Protection of Dallas
> OSHA SIR `20231211306` · 12/11/2023 · PLANO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Koetter Fire Protection of Dallas
- **Location:** 7105 CORPORATE DR, PLANO, TEXAS, 75024
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping down from an A-frame ladder. The employee missed the fourth rung, fell to the ground, and suffered a broken femur.

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