# Fractures at Solgen Power LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020010942` · 1/29/2020 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Gutters, downspouts
## Employer
- **Name:** Solgen Power LLC
- **Location:** 1736 Tin Oak Lane, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60120
- **NAICS:** 221114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to install solar panels at a residence using a 17-foot ladder. The employee was holding onto the gutter when it broke, causing the employee to fall from the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.

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