# Fractures at Chemicals Incorporated Bay City Site
> OSHA SIR `2024021659` · 2/22/2024 · BAY CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Chemicals Incorporated Bay City Site
- **Location:** 8055 Hwy 60 South, BAY CITY, TEXAS, 77414
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder and missed the third rung from the bottom. He fell to the ground and fractured his right femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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