# Fractures at RJM Roofing Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087576` · 8/11/2020 · LOCKPORT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** RJM Roofing Inc.
- **Location:** Diversified Manufacturing Inc., LOCKPORT, NEW YORK, 14094
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder when a gust of wind caused the ladder to break free of its tie. The employee fell with the ladder and suffered a broken finger and elbow.

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