# Fractures at Highwoods Contracting Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2022087110` · 8/11/2022 · HUDSON, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Highwoods Contracting Corp.
- **Location:** 7332 Gulf Way, HUDSON, FLORIDA, 34667
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping install a stair. The employee was standing on a 2-by-12; when the employee put a nail into the wood, it broke and the employee fell. The employee landed on a concrete pad 10 to 11 feet below, suffering a broken ankle and heel bone.

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