# Fractures at GasparVillas Island Rentals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110357` · 11/2/2016 · PLACIDA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** GasparVillas Island Rentals, Inc.
- **Location:** 9188 Little Gasparilla Island, PLACIDA, FLORIDA, 33946
- **NAICS:** 532120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a step ladder on an elevated deck. He was attempting to secure a piece of metal on a roof overhang when he fell 12-15 feet. The employee was hospitalized for three fractured ribs and three fractured vertebrae. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

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