# Fractures at Scott Enterprises, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181112050` · 11/26/2018 · HAMBURG, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Porches, balconies, decks, patios
- **Secondary source:** Handrails, banisters
## Employer
- **Name:** Scott Enterprises, Inc
- **Location:** 4685 Southwestern Blvd, HAMBURG, NEW YORK, 14075
- **NAICS:** 238170
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing house wrap on a deck when he bent over the temporary railing to pick up debris and the railing gave way. He fell 6 to 10 feet to the ground, fracturing a tibia and fibula.

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