# Fractures at New York American Water Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015129739` · 12/26/2015 · LEVITTOWN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** New York American Water Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 670 Seaman's Neck Road, LEVITTOWN, NEW YORK, 11756
- **NAICS:** 221310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell approximately three feet from a step ladder that was in the closed position and leaning against the water tank and struck a containment basin. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized.

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