# Fractures at Exterior Inspections
> OSHA SIR `2021032091` · 3/9/2021 · SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Exterior Inspections
- **Location:** 4643 Sanders Meadow Lane, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77479
- **NAICS:** 541350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were inspecting a house from an onsite scaffold when a scaffold board broke, causing the employees to fall approximately 7 feet to the ground. One employee suffered a sprained ankle while the second employee fractured their right ankle, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

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