# Fractures at Belfor USA Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032585` · 3/21/2017 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Belfor USA Group, Inc.
- **Location:** 2425 2ND Avenue South, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35233
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was on an A-frame ladder, applying sealant to a house window, when he fell 8 feet to the ground below. He lacerated his head and fractured his shoulder.

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