# Fractures and dislocations at East COast Zoological Society of FLorida
> OSHA SIR `2019032570` · 3/11/2019 · MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** East COast Zoological Society of FLorida
- **Location:** 8225 N WICKHAM ROAD, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 32940
- **NAICS:** 712130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The employee fell from the ladder, suffering broken shoulder blades, broken ribs, and a bulging lower-back vertebra.

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