# Fractures at TruGreen Middletown
> OSHA SIR `2018087993` · 8/6/2018 · MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TruGreen Middletown
- **Location:** 1000 Kreider Drive, Suite 100, MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17057
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder checking a fertilizer tank for a potential leak when the ladder kicked out, causing him to fall to the ground. He suffered rib and facial fractures.

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