# Fractures at Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021694` · 2/20/2020 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
- **Location:** 10 East Firestone Blvd, AKRON, OHIO, 44317
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading material into a cure press using a mobile ladder. While descending the ladder at a height of 3 feet, the employee tripped and fell into a nearby forklift, suffering broken bones.

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