# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Pearson Plumbing and Heating Company
> OSHA SIR `2016065601` · 6/23/2016 · BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Pearson Plumbing and Heating Company
- **Location:** 9005 Olson Rd., BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS, 61008
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a 6-foot step ladder while working with another technician to install an air duct.  The employee cracked their left shoulder blade, fractured two ribs and suffered a concussion and a bruised lung.

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