# Fractures at Matherly Mechanical Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2024010115` · 1/5/2024 · NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Matherly Mechanical Contractors
- **Location:** OU First Year Dorms Jobsite, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, 73019
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a 14-foot ladder. The ladder was wet and muddy, which caused the employee to lose grip and fall to the ground about 8 feet below. The employee suffered a broken lower back vertebra and a broken left knee.

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