# Fractures at USI RG Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2018077762` · 7/30/2018 · FIRESTONE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** USI RG Insulation
- **Location:** 12817 Park Creek Way, FIRESTONE, COLORADO, 80504
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install gutters 21 feet above the ground. The employee fell at the fourth rung from the top, landing on the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs, vertebrae, and sternum.

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