# Fractures at Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211272` · 12/11/2023 · BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
- **Location:** 1601 Spring Creek Road, BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA, 39817
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder to adjust a faulty valve. As the employee descended the ladder, they fell from the third or fourth rung to the floor, resulting in a fractured spine and an abrasion to the back of their head.

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