# Fractures at Color Coding of WNY
> OSHA SIR `2017109517` · 10/4/2017 · EAST AMHERST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Textiles, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Color Coding of WNY
- **Location:** 36 Laurel Lane, EAST AMHERST, NEW YORK, 14051
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder that was on top of a drop cloth when the ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the hardwood floor. He fractured his right elbow and right hip.

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