# Fractures at WeatherCraft Co
> OSHA SIR `2021098441` · 9/30/2021 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WeatherCraft Co
- **Location:** 1740 Pepperwood Drive, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80901
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed-roof access ladder with a box of tools. When he attempted to reach up to the last rung, he fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a shattered tibia that required hospitalization and surgery.

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