# Fractures at Malach USA, LLP
> OSHA SIR `2019099382` · 9/9/2019 · VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Roofs, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Malach USA, LLP
- **Location:** 1515 Seventh Street SE, VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA, 58072
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing off of a roof where he had been installing a roof vent. While trying to step down onto the ladder, the employee fell to the ground and sustained broken ribs.

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