# Fractures at VA Medical Center Northport
> OSHA SIR `2019099416` · 9/10/2019 · NORTHPORT, NEW YORK
## 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:** VA Medical Center Northport
- **Location:** 79 Middleville Road, NORTHPORT, NEW YORK, 11768
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending an A-frame ladder when he slipped on the second or third rung and fell 2 to 3 feet to the concrete floor. The ladder fell on him and onto the floor. He sustained a compound fracture to his left ankle.

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