# Fractures at RJ Mechanical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025021471` · 2/14/2025 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## 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:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** RJ Mechanical, Inc.
- **Location:** 3671 Roosevelt Blvd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35235
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 14, 2025, an employee was climbing a permanent access ladder to service rooftop air conditioning units when he slipped and fell 6-10 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured left femur.

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