# Fractures at Speer Mechanical
> OSHA SIR `2016043473` · 4/26/2016 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** Speer Mechanical
- **Location:** 160 Easton Town Center, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43219
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was coming down a fixed ladder when the right and left grab rails broke. He lost his balance and fell 11 or 12 feet to the lower roof level, breaking his left arm above the elbow and requiring hospitalization.

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