# Fractures at CVS Pharmacy
> OSHA SIR `20191112318` · 11/28/2019 · AVON, NEW YORK
## 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:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** CVS Pharmacy
- **Location:** 277 East Main Street, AVON, NEW YORK, 14414
- **NAICS:** 446110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 32-foot extension ladder. When he was approximately 6 to 8 feet up, a 30 MPH gust of wind knocked him and the ladder down to the ground. He suffered a broken heel on the right foot and a fractured L1 lumbar spine.

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