# Fractures at KONE INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018044032` · 4/26/2018 · TRUMBULL, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** KONE INC.
- **Location:** 60 Commerce Drive, TRUMBULL, CONNECTICUT, 06611
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 15-foot, job-made wooden ladder to access a machine room when the ladder shifted. He then fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below, landing on his feet. He fractured his right heel, sprained his left ankle, and strained his back.

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