# Fractures at Protegis Fire & Safety
> OSHA SIR `2020099049` · 9/23/2020 · ASHTABULA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Protegis Fire & Safety
- **Location:** 3615 N. Ridge Road E, ASHTABULA, OHIO, 44004
- **NAICS:** 561621
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee propped a 6-foot step ladder up against the wall and as he was climbing up it, he fell off the ladder and was hospitalized for a hairline back fracture.

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