# Fractures at Xtreme Heating & Cooling LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191010699` · 10/14/2019 · GRETNA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Xtreme Heating & Cooling LLC
- **Location:** 14184 S 220th Street, GRETNA, NEBRASKA, 68028
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After installing rooftop HVAC systems, an employee started to descend the extension ladder from the roof when it retracted, causing the employee to fall approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered four cracked ribs, a fractured pelvis, and a fractured vertebra.

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