# Fractures at Commercial Fireproofing and Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2019032900` · 3/20/2019 · FRISCO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Commercial Fireproofing and Insulation
- **Location:** 2615 Preston Road, FRISCO, TEXAS, 75034
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a 16-foot extension ladder installing insulation. The employee was standing on the seventh step when he fell to the ground level. He received a broken left arm, bit his lip, and suffered bilateral cracked ribs.

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