# Fractures at Overhead Door Company of Austin
> OSHA SIR `2015010505` · 1/15/2015 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Doors, except garage and vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Overhead Door Company of Austin
- **Location:** 3600 Silver Dollar Circle, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78744
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee using a 10-foot A-frame ladder was knocked over when another employee opened a manual overhead door they were working on. The employee fell off the ladder and sustained multiple bone fractures on both forearms and wrists.

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