# Fractures at Ballard Designs Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161010259` · 10/31/2016 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Ballard Designs Inc.
- **Location:** 538 Permalume Place, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30313
- **NAICS:** 423210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While stepping off a rack shelf onto a ladder, an employee missed the ladder rung and fell to the floor. The employee suffered a broken left wrist and a back contusion.

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