# Fractures at Heartwood Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016087131` · 8/2/2016 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartwood Construction LLC
- **Location:** 41 S. Hillside Terrace, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53705
- **NAICS:** 236118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at a client's jobsite sweeping up debris in a new room addition to a home. He stepped onto an area that was covered with sheetrock and fell 14 feet to the lower level onto a staircase below, hitting his head and breaking his ankle.

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