# Fractures at Able Electropolishing Company
> OSHA SIR `20181212929` · 12/17/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Able Electropolishing Company
- **Location:** 2001 S. Kilbourn Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60623
- **NAICS:** 332813
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder replacing a tank liner when the ladder slid out from underneath causing the employee to fall 10 feet. The employee sustained a broken wrist and thumb.

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