# Fractures at Wheeler Brothers Grain Co
> OSHA SIR `2024076476` · 7/17/2024 · ALVA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Fixed ladder or fire escape
- **Secondary source:** Silo, grain bin or elevator interiors
## Employer
- **Name:** Wheeler Brothers Grain Co
- **Location:** 420 Santa Fe Street, ALVA, OKLAHOMA, 73717
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 17, 2024, an employee was descending a ladder when they fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor of a grain elevator. They were hospitalized with multiple leg fractures.

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