# Fractures at Basic Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `2018077061` · 7/13/2018 · FORT MORGAN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Basic Energy Services
- **Location:** 12809 Energy Road, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, 80701
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 7/13/2018, an employee climbed an 8-foot A-frame ladder to tape an area for painting. The employee finished and was starting to descend when the employee missed one of the ladder rungs and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a head cut and broken right ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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