# Fractures at New England Infrastructure Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021446` · 2/15/2022 · HUDSON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** New England Infrastructure Inc.
- **Location:** 16 Brent Drive, HUDSON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01749
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to access a single-story roof to investigate a leak. As the employee approached the top of the 12-foot climb, the ladder base kicked outward and the employee fell to the ground, landing on his feet. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right tibia.

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