# Fractures at TDIndustries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087652` · 8/21/2023 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TDIndustries, Inc.
- **Location:** 13850 Diplomat Dr., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75234
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending an 8-foot step ladder from the fifth rung when he missed a step and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a tibia fracture.

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