# Fractures at Tecta America New England. LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020021661` · 2/19/2020 · FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tecta America New England. LLC
- **Location:** 60 Thompson Street, FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06825
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed to the top of a ladder and was stepping onto a roof when he lost his balance and fell toward the ground. A coworker caught him under his arms from behind, preventing his head from hitting the ground, but not before his heels hit the sidewalk hard. He suffered a compression fracture and heelbone fractures, requiring hospitalization.

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