# Fractures at Jonathan A. Moreno
> OSHA SIR `20191112288` · 11/27/2019 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Jonathan A. Moreno
- **Location:** Chrysler and Orizzonte, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78745
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a 20' extension ladder that was positioned against the roof at the rear of a single-story residential construction site. The employee was using the ladder to apply caulking to the fascia boards in preparation for painting. The ladder slipped and the employee held onto the edge of the roof and then fell to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured back.

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