# Fractures at Gerson M Molina Toro Roofing
> OSHA SIR `2024043095` · 4/9/2024 · BOERNE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other lower extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gerson M Molina Toro Roofing
- **Location:** 211 Paint Creek, BOERNE, TEXAS, 78006
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to access a roof. The ladder was on an unstable surface, and when the employee reached the top, the ladder slipped and he fell. He landed on the ground about 20 feet below and suffered a broken back and hip and had no feeling in his leg.

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