# Fractures at TWP Plumbing & Heating Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022010012` · 1/4/2022 · RYE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TWP Plumbing & Heating Inc
- **Location:** 1 Playland Pool, RYE, NEW YORK, 10580
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a step ladder 6 feet off the ground to drill a hole in the ceiling for a pipe hanger. The ladder began to move under the employee and he fell to the ground, resulting in fractured ribs and an injured right knee.

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