# Fractures at Ad Energy LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022119694` · 11/4/2022 · STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ad Energy LLC
- **Location:** 43 Bennet Lane, STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, 08050
- **NAICS:** 221114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 32-foot fiberglass extension ladder to get onto a roof. When the employee was a little more than halfway up the ladder, the fiberglass cracked and the ladder failed. The employee fell onto the deck below, resulting in fractures to both heels.

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