# Fractures at Fairfield Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2018065823` · 6/13/2018 · FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Fairfield Insulation
- **Location:** 2713 Bronson Road, FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06824
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a ladder attaching gutters to the roof. The ladder started sliding to the right and the employee jumped 18 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture in his lower vertebrae and possible ligament damage to his knee.

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