# Fractures at Terminix Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020010510` · 1/17/2020 · MADISON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ceilings
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Terminix Corporation
- **Location:** 110 Crownridge Drive, MADISON, ALABAMA, 35758
- **NAICS:** 561710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a bait station in the attic of a residential home when the employee fell approximately 8 feet through the sheetrock to the floor below. The employee suffered a broken left ankle and required surgery.

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