# Fractures at Granite State Plumbing & Heating, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016032148` · 3/10/2016 · STRATHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Granite State Plumbing & Heating, LLC
- **Location:** Lindt, STRATHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03885
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/10/16, at 6:15 a.m., an employee went up a ladder to unlock a hatch and access the roof for work. He unlocked and opened the hatch, saw that the ladder was not extended 3 feet above, and went back down to readjust it. He lost his footing and fell 8 to 10 feet, breaking his left leg and right heel. He was hospitalized.

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