# Fractures and dislocations at R. SHORT ROOFING LLC
> OSHA SIR `20221210913` · 12/16/2022 · WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** R. SHORT ROOFING LLC
- **Location:** 899 South Concord Rd, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19382
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder that was set on a deck when the ladder kicked out from underneath him, causing the employee to fall approximately eight feet to the ground. The employee sustained a leg fracture and dislocated shoulder.

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