# Fractures at North Shore Mechanical Contractors Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021087453` · 8/31/2021 · BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** North Shore Mechanical Contractors Inc
- **Location:** 1 Patriot Park, BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01730
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder, putting ceiling tiles back in the grid in a loading dock area. The loading dock's garage door then opened, and the employee jumped from the ladder to avoid being struck by the door. He suffered a broken ankle.

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