# Fractures at Florida Native Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110551` · 11/9/2016 · PALM BAY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Florida Native Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 2141 Madden Dr., PALM BAY, FLORIDA, 32908
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to access a single-story roof when he slipped at the roof edge and fell 8 to 9 feet, sustaining a broken leg and facial trauma.

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