# Fractures at Brookings-Smith
> OSHA SIR `2021010353` · 1/13/2021 · BANGOR, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Brookings-Smith
- **Location:** 133 Center Street, BANGOR, MAINE, 04401
- **NAICS:** 812210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were riding a lift from a basement to the first floor of a home. A chain link broke and the lift fell about 6 feet back into the basement. One employee suffered a broken ankle.

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