# Fractures at Albany Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2020109665` · 10/10/2020 · ALBANY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Albany Medical Center
- **Location:** 628 Madison Ave, ALBANY, NEW YORK, 12208
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a roof overhang. The employee stepped down from the roof onto a step ladder, which tipped over, causing the employee to fall approximately 10-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured back.

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