# Fractures at Smith Builders
> OSHA SIR `20191011093` · 10/24/2019 · BANGOR, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Smith Builders
- **Location:** 33 East Sumner Street, BANGOR, MAINE, 04401
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder inspecting gutters on the leading edge of a roof. The ladder slipped and the employee fell with the ladder. The employee suffered a right foot fracture and abrasions, requiring hospitalization.

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