# Fractures at Lamar Advertising Co
> OSHA SIR `20211210532` · 12/8/2021 · CANFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lamar Advertising Co
- **Location:** 4340 Boardman-Canfield Rd, CANFIELD, OHIO, 44406
- **NAICS:** 541850
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transitioning from a portable ladder to the catwalk of a billboard 20 feet above the ground when the employee fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured spine.

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