# Fractures at AK & J Sealants, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017043886` · 4/28/2017 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Handrails, banisters
## Employer
- **Name:** AK & J Sealants, LLC
- **Location:** Inter. Barnes and Integrity Center Point, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80917
- **NAICS:** 238390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing weatherproofing on a balcony of a new residential building when he leaned against the handrail and it failed. He fell approximately 22 feet to the lower working surface, breaking his right arm and left cheekbone and injuring his head.

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