# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
> OSHA SIR `2017054409` · 5/15/2017 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- **Location:** 5900 MacArthur Blvd NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20016
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed a portable extension ladder (approximately 14 feet) to inspect and photograph a water line valve. The ladder slipped and fell, causing the employee to hit the concrete floor below. The employee suffered a broken left wrist and shoulder blade, a sprained or broken left ankle, and a nose injury.

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