# Fractures at Dillards Store #218
> OSHA SIR `20241211329` · 12/8/2024 · ESTERO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **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:** Dillards Store #218
- **Location:** 8017 Via Sardinia Way, ESTERO, FLORIDA, 33928
- **NAICS:** 448140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a step ladder securing items. The employee fell from the last rung of the ladder, hit the ground, and suffered a broken ankle.

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