# Fractures at W.H. Demmons, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024042900` · 4/2/2024 · SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Fixed ladder or fire escape
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** W.H. Demmons, Inc
- **Location:** 1 Riverplace Drive, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE, 04106
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a roof access ladder when he lost his grip and fell backward over a half-wall approximately 20 feet to the lower landing, resulting in a broken femur.

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