# Fractures at ALFA INSURANCE CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2022021429` · 2/14/2022 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **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:** ALFA INSURANCE CORPORATION
- **Location:** 2108 E South Blvd, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36116
- **NAICS:** 524210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting an inspection of a residential roofing system. The employee climbed up the ladder and reached the roof's landing surface when the ladder broke and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in fractured ribs, a lower back injury, and an injury to the right elbow that required surgery.

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