# Fractures at Verizon
> OSHA SIR `2015107645` · 10/14/2015 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon
- **Location:** 1530 Carroll Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11213
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking in the basement when he tripped over a sewer grate and fell resulting in five fractured ribs and shoulder tissue damage.

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