# Fractures at H.B. MCCLURE COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2017065360` · 6/12/2017 · HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** H.B. MCCLURE COMPANY
- **Location:** 326 Market St, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17101
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working off an 8-foot step ladder, standing on the sixth step. As he started to descend the ladder, the ladder shifted and he lost his balance and fell to the floor. He landed on his left wrist, causing a severe fracture. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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