# Fractures at Westar Roofing Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016021783` · 2/29/2016 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** Westar Roofing Corporation
- **Location:** USCG Base ISC Portsmouth, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23703
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee missed a rung while climbing a fixed ladder and fell 15 feet. He suffered multiple right leg fractures and shattered his right ankle.

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