# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Denison University
> OSHA SIR `2024064861` · 6/3/2024 · GRANVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Denison University
- **Location:** 100 W. College Road, GRANVILLE, OHIO, 43023
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 3, 2024, an employee was descending a step ladder when she missed a rung, lost her balance, and fell 23 inches to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right wrist, a dislocated right elbow, punctures to the right arm, and bruises on her right shoulder.

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