# Fractures at VERIZON
> OSHA SIR `2019032271` · 3/1/2019 · NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** VERIZON
- **Location:** 236 ACCESS ROAD, NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS, 02062
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a ladder to the ground 7 feet below, breaking his right ankle. He was hospitalized.

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