# Fractures at J & R Glass Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010332` · 10/2/2019 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J & R Glass Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 636 2nd Avenue North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35204
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a 6-foot folding ladder when he fell 5 feet to the ground below. He was hospitalized with a broken left ankle.

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