# Fractures at RIGGINS-MORELAND ENGINEERING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2025088342` · 8/21/2025 · ROCKWALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Lamps, light fixtures
## Employer
- **Name:** RIGGINS-MORELAND ENGINEERING INC.
- **Location:** 701 E-I30, ROCKWALL, TEXAS, 75087
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the ninth position of a 12-foot ladder, installing a new light fixture in an existing building. The employee sustained an electrical shock, lost his balance on the ladder, and fell. He sustained a fracture of the lower back and bruises on his hand and foot. The fracture required surgery.

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