# Fractures at Roofing Unlimited and Sheet Metal, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043501` · 4/4/2019 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Bricks and pavers
## Employer
- **Name:** Roofing Unlimited and Sheet Metal, Inc.
- **Location:** 4821 South Flagler Drive, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33405
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 16-20 foot extension ladder to secure it. While stepping onto the roof to tie off the ladder, the ladder slipped and the employee fell. The employee landed on paver stones on a walkway and was hospitalized with a broken arm and leg.

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