# Fractures at Goodwill Industries Of South Texas
> OSHA SIR `2016054547` · 5/24/2016 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Ceilings
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodwill Industries Of South Texas
- **Location:** 1765 E Ruben Torres Blvd, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
- **NAICS:** 453310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed a ladder to remove a ceiling tile and gain access to a locked office. The employee went over the wall, stepped on a ceiling tile, and fell through the ceiling to the floor, breaking both heels and requiring surgery.

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