# Fractures at Wahl to Wahl Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010064` · 1/3/2019 · SPRINGVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Wahl to Wahl Construction Inc.
- **Location:** 244 Franklin St., SPRINGVILLE, NEW YORK, 14141
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the first or second step of a 6-foot step ladder.  He was applying drywall mud to the ceiling tape when he lost his balance and fell to the ground.  He suffered a broken hip.

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