# Fractures at Genesis Roofing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032574` · 3/11/2019 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Genesis Roofing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** Covanta, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35805
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 35-foot ladder. He slipped and fell from about 12 feet up, landing on the ground and suffering a broken hip and a facial laceration.

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