# Fractures at Alexander Building Construction Co
> OSHA SIR `2016021746` · 2/26/2016 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Alexander Building Construction Co
- **Location:** 1031 Edgecomb Avenue, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17403
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to put plastic up on a building to protect it against the elements. The wind caught the plastic and knocked the employee off the 12-foot ladder. The employee suffered a hairline fracture of the lower back.

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