# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010777` · 10/15/2019 · CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- **Location:** Air Products facility at Exxon/Mobil, CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS, 60410
- **NAICS:** 325120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was investigating a thermostat that was mounted about 10 feet above grade. She was using a step ladder to access the thermostat. She was standing approximately 4 to 5 feet up the ladder when it tipped over. The resulting injuries required hospitalization.

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