# Fractures at United Methodist Homes
> OSHA SIR `2023010652` · 1/20/2023 · SHELTON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** United Methodist Homes
- **Location:** 580 Long Hill Avenue, SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, 06484
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder when it slid out. The employee fell and suffered a broken femur.

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