# Fractures at STATE FARM
> OSHA SIR `20161110462` · 11/7/2016 · CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** STATE FARM
- **Location:** 2165 W Fairview Ave, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, 64836
- **NAICS:** 524128
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assessing a customer's roof when the employee's ladder slid away, causing the employee to fall approximately 4 feet. The employee suffered four broken ribs and a scalp laceration.

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