# Fractures at ABC Supply Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032474` · 3/22/2016 · CYPRESS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
## Employer
- **Name:** ABC Supply Co. Inc.
- **Location:** 19511 Mead Rd., CYPRESS, TEXAS, 77429
- **NAICS:** 423330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was ascending a 32-foot ladder to deliver roofing supplies at a two-story home. Once he stepped off of the ladder onto the leading edge of the roof, his foot gave out, and he fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.

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