# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Moffitt Holdings, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171010469` · 10/31/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Moffitt Holdings, LLC
- **Location:** 500 Prairie St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
- **NAICS:** 424720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed a mounted ladder on a semi-trailer to fill the generator on top of the trailer. He was trying to pull a fitting loose when he lost his balance and fell off of the ladder (height of 6 feet) to the ground, suffering fractured ribs and a concussion.

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