# Fractures at EPIC Contracting, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015030367` · 3/5/2015 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** EPIC Contracting, Inc
- **Location:** 465 Washington Street, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14203
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/5/15 around noon, an employee fell approximately 8' from a ladder when the ductwork he was releasing swung down, hit the ladder, and rocked it. The employee sustained two left arm fractures (wrist and elbow) and a possible pelvis fracture. The employee was transported to ECMC where he was treated and released.

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