# Fractures at Northern Seamless Gutter Systems Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096535` · 9/8/2015 · NEWTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Northern Seamless Gutter Systems Inc.
- **Location:** 2 Love Road, NEWTON, NEW JERSEY, 07860
- **NAICS:** 238170
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing gutters from a ladder when he lost his balance and fell approximately 7 feet to the ground below. He broke his wrist and lower back.

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