# Fractures at Verizon
> OSHA SIR `2020076780` · 7/18/2020 · FLUSHING, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon
- **Location:** 61-38 161st Street, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11365
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell to the ground while climbing down a ladder and sustained a broken leg/ankle.

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