# Fractures at SMG Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017109928` · 10/16/2017 · HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** SMG Services, LLC
- **Location:** 300 Capitol Avenue, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06106
- **NAICS:** 333312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a 6-foot step ladder and missed a step. The employee then fell and suffered a hip fracture, requiring hospitalization.

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