# Fractures at Installed Building Products - San Antonio
> OSHA SIR `20171010304` · 10/26/2017 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Windows, openings
- **Secondary source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** Installed Building Products - San Antonio
- **Location:** 3623 Bell Strait, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78257
- **NAICS:** 238170
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed a ladder to put foam on a window. He was stepping onto a 2" x 4" that was on the edge of the window when the board slipped and he fell 20 feet to the ground. He broke seven ribs and possibly an arm.

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