# Fractures at Basic Drywall, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020087477` · 8/7/2020 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Basic Drywall, Inc.
- **Location:** 3325 Country Club Road #500, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35213
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a 6-foot Baker scaffold when the walk board collapsed. He fell to the concrete floor about 4 feet below, suffering a broken ankle that required surgery.

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