# Fractures at AMERICAN ROOFING & METAL CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019088545` · 8/19/2019 · BOERNE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN ROOFING & METAL CO., INC.
- **Location:** 25800 Ralph Fair Road, BOERNE, TEXAS, 78015
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing up a ladder when, at approximately 6 feet, the ladder slid sideways. The employee fell to the side, landed on his feet, and then fell backwards onto his back, fracturing vertebrae.

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