# Fractures at The Bruce Company
> OSHA SIR `2019076690` · 7/2/2019 · RACINE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Bruce Company
- **Location:** 4956 Memco Lane, RACINE, WISCONSIN, 53404
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After inspecting an HVAC unit on a roof, an employee was coming down from the roof on a ladder when the ladder kicked out, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee broke both wrists and both ankles.

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