# Fractures at ABB Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066287` · 6/25/2018 · CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** ABB Inc.
- **Location:** 101 KUHLMAN DRIVE, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI, 39059
- **NAICS:** 335313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder to weld a joint inside a tank that was being built when the ladder slipped out from under him. He fell 6 feet, landing on his feet and breaking his tibia in three places.

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