# Fractures at R.L. White & Son, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017010394` · 1/12/2017 · BAR HARBOR, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Roof edges
- **Secondary source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** R.L. White & Son, Inc.
- **Location:** Fulweiler Project, BAR HARBOR, MAINE, 04609
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about to install a fascia board on a roof. When he climbed out of a lift bucket onto the roof, he lost his footing and fell approximately 13 feet to the ground below. He broke his ankle and required surgery.

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