# Fractures at WHITAKER ROOFING & SIDING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015053070` · 5/21/2015 · EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WHITAKER ROOFING & SIDING, INC.
- **Location:** 229 15th Street, EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA, 18049
- **NAICS:** 238170
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee finished installing the ridge cap on a roof and had removed the fall protection anchors. He stepped back onto the ladder to exit the roof and lost his footing, falling approximately 20 feet. He required surgery for a broken hip and ribs.

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