# Fractures at Mehaffy Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021033` · 2/4/2021 · NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mehaffy Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 9001 Crystal Hill Rd, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72113
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting in pipes to install the supports for the concrete base. The employee ascended the rebar column approximately 18 feet above the concrete base. The employee was standing on a 2x4 piece of lumber that was inserted into the rebar when the lumber split and the employee fell approximately 18 feet. The employee landed on his feet on a 15x15 concrete footer and was hospitalized for fractures to both ankles.

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