# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Smith Roofing and Siding, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2024065255` · 6/13/2024 · RIGBY, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Smith Roofing and Siding, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 150 N State St., RIGBY, IDAHO, 83442
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to reach the roofline of an 18-foot roof. The employee's tool bit fell from their tool belt, causing the employee to fall 16-18 feet from the ladder to the ground. The employee was hospitalized.

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