# Fractures at Roman Roofing Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023076875` · 7/29/2023 · CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Roman Roofing Inc
- **Location:** 1809 NW 26th Ave, CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA, 33909
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an extension ladder to access a roof. As the employee stepped from the ladder to the roof, his foot slipped due to dew on the roof surface. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the ground and sustained a left forearm fracture.

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