# Fractures at Oklahoma Roofing and Sheetmetal Co.
> OSHA SIR `2015085766` · 8/13/2015 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Oklahoma Roofing and Sheetmetal Co.
- **Location:** 3001 General Pershing Blvd, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73107
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees working on a roof took an extension ladder apart. The piece with the feet was being used on the roof to access another portion of the building while the other piece of the ladder was being used on the ground. The piece of the ladder being used on the ground was not tied off and fell when an employee used it. The employee broke his leg and was hospitalized.

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