# Fractures at Medtronic
> OSHA SIR `2016010075` · 1/5/2016 · NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Medtronic
- **Location:** 60 Middletown Ave, NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06473
- **NAICS:** 334510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to access and repair a piece of air compressor equipment when the ladder kicked off and came in contact with the structural surface. The employee suffered three non-displaced rib fractures and contusions.

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