# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Foster Electrical Service
> OSHA SIR `20181212387` · 12/3/2018 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Foster Electrical Service
- **Location:** 2251 Plumb 1st Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11229
- **NAICS:** 561790
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a 20-foot extension ladder replacing a light fixture on the outside of the building next to the basement entry. The employee fell approximately 10 to 15 feet off the ladder and was hospitalized.

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