# Fractures at NORCOM, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20241110283` · 11/4/2024 · GRIFFIN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** NORCOM, INC.
- **Location:** 200 Boyd's Crossing Rd., GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, 30224
- **NAICS:** 322233
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 4, 2024, a maintenance technician was locating the source of an oil leak on an unwind stand while standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder. While removing a bolt on an air cylinder, he lost his balance and fell 7 feet from the ladder, striking an electrical cabinet. The employee was hospitalized with five fractured left-side ribs.

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