# Fractures at Birmingham-Southern College
> OSHA SIR `2023032156` · 3/8/2023 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Birmingham-Southern College
- **Location:** 900 Arkadelphia Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35254
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was a climbing a 16-foot fixed ladder to access the roof when he fell 10-12 feet to the landing beneath the ladder. The employee sustained a right femur fracture and left ankle fracture.

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