# Fractures at Progressive Roofing
> OSHA SIR `2017087784` · 8/14/2017 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Progressive Roofing
- **Location:** 977 Marksheffel Rd, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80929
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to assess a leaking roof when he missed a rung with his hand and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. He suffered a gash to the left side of his head and a fracture to his left elbow.

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