# Fractures at Kanawha Valley Construction and Erection
> OSHA SIR `2017109500` · 10/3/2017 · CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
## Employer
- **Name:** Kanawha Valley Construction and Erection
- **Location:** Charleston Civic Center, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25301
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 3, 2017, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was descending a ladder when his lanyard became tangled around his feet. He turned and jumped approximately 13 feet, fracturing both of his heels and requiring hospitalization.

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