# Fractures at DILLARD'S
> OSHA SIR `20191010950` · 10/20/2019 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DILLARD'S
- **Location:** 10304 Forest Hill Blvd, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33414
- **NAICS:** 452111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee using a step ladder to replace a cosmetic event sign fell approximately 4 feet from the step ladder to the floor level, suffering a couple of broken ribs.

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