# Fractures at Catholic Cemeteries
> OSHA SIR `20171211958` · 12/16/2017 · FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Culverts, nonconfined ditches
- **Secondary source:** Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Catholic Cemeteries
- **Location:** 2015 Wellwood Ave., FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK, 11735
- **NAICS:** 812220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was blowing snow off a platform when the platform moved. The employee then fell approximately 10 feet into a grave, fracturing the left ankle.

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