# Fractures at Borlie Mechanical Contracting, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `20161111013` · 11/23/2016 · FORT DETRICK, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Borlie Mechanical Contracting, LLC.
- **Location:** Fort Detrick, FORT DETRICK, MARYLAND, 21702
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had been removing ceiling ductwork from an 8-foot step ladder. When he stepped off the ladder, he rolled his ankle and fell. He tried to brace himself while falling and extended his hands. He suffered a compound fracture of the ankle and a broken wrist.

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