# Fractures at Purchasers Estimators & Design Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065643` · 6/23/2016 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Plastic wrap
## Employer
- **Name:** Purchasers Estimators & Design Inc.
- **Location:** 620 Fulton Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11217
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on top of crates, helping to rig them to a boom lift, when he stepped into a hollow area in a crate that was covered by plastic wrapping and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. He suffered multiple right-heel fractures.

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