# Fractures at Toyal America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087207` · 8/7/2024 · LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Fixed ladder or fire escape
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Toyal America, Inc.
- **Location:** 17401 S. Broadway, LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS, 60441
- **NAICS:** 331314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 7, 2024, a maintenance technician was descending a fixed cage ladder when the ladder broke and they fell approximately 12 feet to the concrete ground. The employee sustained head injuries and fractured ribs.

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