# Fractures at Kistler Obrien Fire Protection
> OSHA SIR `20201110793` · 11/13/2020 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kistler Obrien Fire Protection
- **Location:** 2211 Avenue C, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18017
- **NAICS:** 922160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a safety test on a ladder to ensure that it was stable. When the employee shook the ladder, it collapsed and the employee fell on his back. He suffered two broken vertebrae.

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