# Fractures at Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
> OSHA SIR `2016109702` · 10/14/2016 · EDGEWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Sims Crane & Equipment Co.
- **Location:** 499 Pub Safety Blvd, EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, 32132
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing up the crane's fixed ladder to access the deck of the crane in order to work on the jib bracket. As he climbed onto the deck, he lost balance and fell about 4 feet to the ground resulting in a broken left fibula. He was admitted to the hospital.

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