# Cuts, lacerations at W. Allen Engineering PLLC
> OSHA SIR `2022021247` · 2/9/2022 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** W. Allen Engineering PLLC
- **Location:** Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10035
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 9, 2022, an employee was 10 feet up an extension ladder while performing an inspection when the ladder slipped down and he fell to the ground, landing on the left side of his body. The employee suffered a bruised hip and an injury on his left elbow that required three stitches.

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