# Fractures at CARPENTER CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024076406` · 7/15/2024 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CARPENTER CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA, INC.
- **Location:** 2160 Andrea Lane, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33912
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a muddy ladder when it shifted to the side. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a fractured wrist.

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