# Fractures at VERIZON
> OSHA SIR `2017099039` · 9/20/2017 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** VERIZON
- **Location:** 565 Tilden St., BRONX, NEW YORK, 10467
- **NAICS:** 517911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell off a ladder while descending from a telephone pole, fracturing both ankles.

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