# Fractures at Metro Mechanical Services
> OSHA SIR `2023021805` · 2/27/2023 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Metro Mechanical Services
- **Location:** 4970 Corporate Park, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35805
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down from a roof. The roof hatch cover closed, striking the employee and causing him to fall approximately 10 feet from the ladder to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a pelvic fracture.

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