# Fractures at Kellermeyer Bergensons Services
> OSHA SIR `2024021293` · 2/10/2024 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kellermeyer Bergensons Services
- **Location:** JC Penney, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75605
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder while using a backpack vacuum to clear dust from a vent. The employee fell off the ladder approximately 8 to 10 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken right leg.

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