# Fractures at White Castle Roofing
> OSHA SIR `2019099157` · 9/4/2019 · MALCOLM, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** White Castle Roofing
- **Location:** 326 S Exeter St., MALCOLM, NEBRASKA, 68402
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder he had been working from. He fell to the ground about 7 or 8 feet below, suffering a compression fracture to the spine.

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