# Fractures at Vaisala Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015129384` · 12/10/2015 · KODIAK, ALASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** Vaisala Inc
- **Location:** USCG Station Kodiak, KODIAK, ALASKA, 99619
- **NAICS:** 334519
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee climbed a fixed ladder on a conex to install weather instrumentation. The support rung at the top gave way and the employee fell approximately eight feet resulting in a broken left ankle that required surgery and hospitalization.

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