# Fractures at Eastern Glass and Aluminum
> OSHA SIR `2024043116` · 4/9/2024 · MACON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **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:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Glass and Aluminum
- **Location:** 5471 Thomaston Rd, MACON, GEORGIA, 31220
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder taking measurements for a gutter replacement project. The ladder slipped and the employee fell 8 or 9 feet striking his face. The employee suffered a fractured bone in his face and was hospitalized.

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