# Fractures at VERIZON
> OSHA SIR `20181010335` · 10/5/2018 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** VERIZON
- **Location:** 3080 Coddington Ave, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10462
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder when it slid. It and the employee fell about 4 feet to the ground; the employee suffered a broken elbow.

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