# Fractures at Arch Electric
> OSHA SIR `2022021480` · 2/15/2022 · MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Arch Electric
- **Location:** N54 W13900 North Park Drive, MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN, 53051
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to bring material up onto a roof. The employee slipped from the ladder and fell about 17 feet, suffering a broken back.

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