# Fractures at PRECISION STONE SETTING CO.
> OSHA SIR `2020088066` · 8/25/2020 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PRECISION STONE SETTING CO.
- **Location:** 530 West Peachtree Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder. The ladder slid and the employee fell to the ground 4-5 feet below, suffering broken ribs and a closed fracture of the spine. The employee was hospitalized.

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