# Fractures at Danville Cooperative Association
> OSHA SIR `20161110404` · 11/3/2016 · DANVILLE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Danville Cooperative Association
- **Location:** 324 Ryans Ave., DANVILLE, KANSAS, 67036
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to check the valve position on top of a small bulk tank. He placed a ladder against the tank to get a better view of the valve and was climbing up. As he reached the half
way point, the ladder slipped on the smooth concrete surface and he fell 4 to 6 feet and landed on his right 
knee, breaking his kneecap.

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