# Fractures at J.B. Garage Doors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021570` · 2/12/2019 · OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J.B. Garage Doors, Inc.
- **Location:** 3851 NW 132nd Street, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing a garage door at a commercial establishment from an extension ladder approximately 15 feet in height. The ladder slid out from under him and the employee fell to the ground, breaking his right arm and spraining an ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his arm.

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