# Fractures at APEX EXTERIORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017109579` · 10/5/2017 · GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
## Employer
- **Name:** APEX EXTERIORS, INC.
- **Location:** 263 Alpine Dr. #E, GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60139
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 5, 2017, at approximately 9:00 a.m., three employees were working together to remove vinyl siding from the side walls of a residential balcony for demolition. They were working from extension ladders with hand tools. The injured employee entered the balcony from the extension ladder to look for a potential anchor location for his personal fall arrest system. When he entered the balcony, it collapsed beneath him. He landed on the ground and broke his leg.

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