# Fractures at J & J Sheetmetal Works
> OSHA SIR `2015107985` · 10/26/2015 · ITHACA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** J & J Sheetmetal Works
- **Location:** 101 Dates Drive, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 14850
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell five feet from either a ladder or the HVAC unit to the concrete floor below while performing plenum work. The employee suffered a fractured  collarbone, two fractures to the lower spine, and head lacerations.

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