# Fractures at Crowther Roofing & Sheet Metal of Florida, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010501` · 10/11/2018 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Crowther Roofing & Sheet Metal of Florida, Inc.
- **Location:** 7001 Green Acres Lane, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33912
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder, about to power-wash a section of roof, when he slipped and fell 10 feet to the ground. His left leg was broken below the knee and his right toe was also fractured.

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