# Fractures at Seaboard Marine, LTD., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191112123` · 11/22/2019 · MEDLEY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Seaboard Marine, LTD., Inc.
- **Location:** 8001 NW 79th Avenue, MEDLEY, FLORIDA, 33166
- **NAICS:** 483113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder set up on a slope to install a surveillance camera when the bottom of the ladder slid out and the employee fell to the ground approximately 10 feet below. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle requiring surgery.

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