# Fractures at NEXCOM
> OSHA SIR `2019077714` · 7/29/2019 · VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NEXCOM
- **Location:** Navy Exchange JEB Little Creek - Fort Story, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, 23459
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was stocking shelves from a two-step step ladder. The employee fell, suffering a broken left ankle.

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