# Fractures at Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191111529` · 11/5/2019 · CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc.
- **Location:** 30 Curry Avenue, CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15317
- **NAICS:** 335311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from the top platform of a portable stair tower. While reaching in the direction of the stairs, the employee fell approximately 5 feet to the ground below and sustained a broken ankle.

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