# Fractures at U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, St. Louis District Corps of Engineers
> OSHA SIR `20191010851` · 10/17/2019 · DETROIT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, St. Louis District Corps of Engineers
- **Location:** Rural Pike County, DETROIT, ILLINOIS, 62363
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 17, 2019, an employee fell approximately 5 feet from an extension ladder while cleaning a solar panel at a gauge station. He landed on his back on top of the ladder, breaking a back bone and requiring hospitalization.

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