# Fractures at Verizon New York
> OSHA SIR `20191213018` · 12/19/2019 · PUTNAM VALLEY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon New York
- **Location:** 3 Oscawawana Lake Road, PUTNAM VALLEY, NEW YORK, 10579
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting a ladder on the side of a house when the employee lost balance and fell backwards to the ground, breaking both wrists.

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