# Fractures at House of Heat
> OSHA SIR `2024010840` · 1/27/2024 · OAK PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Movable floor coverings  not attached
## Employer
- **Name:** House of Heat
- **Location:** 811 Wenonah, OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, 60304
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder into a customer's attic hatch. The customer's area rug slipped, causing the employee to fall to the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken left arm and wrist.

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