# Fractures at McPherson Hickory St. Elevator
> OSHA SIR `2018043666` · 4/17/2018 · MCPHERSON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** McPherson Hickory St. Elevator
- **Location:** 401 N. Hickory St., MCPHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
- **NAICS:** 493130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder when the employee's feet slipped. The employee then fell approximately 5 feet from the ladder, fracturing the right ankle.

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