# Fractures at Schickel Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2022087095` · 8/11/2022 · ITHACA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Schickel Construction Company
- **Location:** 2207 Ellis Hollow Road, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 14853
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting a ridge on a new house. The employee fell from the plank of a scaffold, landing on the ground about 10 feet below and breaking both wrists.

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