# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at M&E Plumbing LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024098710` · 9/18/2024 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Dimensional lumber
## Employer
- **Name:** M&E Plumbing LLC
- **Location:** 2638 Martell Street, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78415
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 18, 2024, at approximately at 3:30 PM, a plumber was installing new water lines by the attic in a new residential house. The employee was standing on a 6-foot A-frame ladder at a height of about 4 feet. He supported his arms on the wooden structure of the house, specifically on a 2-inch by 6-inch board. The board fell and hit the ladder, and the employee fell with the ladder onto the concrete floor, sustaining injuries to his back and arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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