# Fractures at Anchor Insulation Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021244` · 2/10/2021 · JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Saws-powered, except chainsaws
## Employer
- **Name:** Anchor Insulation Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 648 East Shore Road, JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02835
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee on an 8-foot step ladder was reaching through a rough-framed wall with a reciprocating saw to trim foam that was installed over a staircase. Due to vibrations caused by the saw, the ladder moved away from the wall. The employee fell through the wall and landed on the staircase approximately 8 to 10 feet below. During the fall, the employee broke the handrail on the staircase. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle.

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