# Fractures at Dickson Company
> OSHA SIR `2024032121` · 3/7/2024 · SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ducts  any material
## Employer
- **Name:** Dickson Company
- **Location:** 1035 Trident Blvd, Building 6592, SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON, 98315
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was standing on an 8-foot ladder about halfway up the rungs (approximately 5 feet off the floor) to reach the ductwork to make the cut with a reciprocating saw. The unit snapped off and swung down, striking the large HVAC unit mounted to the concrete slab and bouncing back into the employee s ladder. The employee jumped off the ladder and landed on both feet on the concrete floor, causing a fracture to the employee s lower left leg.

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