# Fractures at Vieira's Bakery
> OSHA SIR `20191011356` · 10/31/2019 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Vieira's Bakery
- **Location:** 34-48 Ave K, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07105
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell approximately 9 feet from a ladder to the ground while attempting to reach an alarm that was going off on top of a machine. The employee suffered a broken left arm and fractured ribs, requiring hospitalization.

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