# Fractures at Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup
> OSHA SIR `20241211231` · 12/5/2024 · OLATHE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Rib(s), oblique area
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup
- **Location:** 25240 W 142nd Terrace, OLATHE, KANSAS, 66061
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking moisture readings in the ceiling while standing on the second rung from the top of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. The employee lost her balance and fell to the floor, resulting in a bruised elbow and five fractured ribs.

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