# Fractures at A/C Designs of St. Augustine, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024065658` · 6/25/2024 · PALATKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  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:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** A/C Designs of St. Augustine, LLC
- **Location:** 124 Timber Lane, PALATKA, FLORIDA, 32177
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A service technician was climbing a ladder when it gave way and he fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. The employee landed on the ladder and sustained back fractures.

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