# Fractures at JCA Painting and Carpentry LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017054242` · 5/10/2017 · HAMPTON BAYS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** JCA Painting and Carpentry LLC
- **Location:** 7 Cora Ct., HAMPTON BAYS, NEW YORK, 11946
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending an extension ladder when he lost his balance and fell 8 feet to the brick patio floor. He fell on his side, fracturing six ribs and bruising his lower back.

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