# Fractures at DESIGN MECHANICLAL
> OSHA SIR `2018032676` · 3/19/2018 · INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Entrances and exits, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DESIGN MECHANICLAL
- **Location:** 4911 S. Arrowhead Drive, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, 64055
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was ascending a fixed ladder and opened a roof hatch. The roof hatch then slammed on his hand and broke his finger, causing him to fall approximately 8 feet, where he broke three vertebrae in his back.

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