# Fractures at SWEDISH CONSTRUCTION LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022087515` · 8/24/2022 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
- **Secondary source:** Ducts
## Employer
- **Name:** SWEDISH CONSTRUCTION LLC
- **Location:** 5701 Village Blvd, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33407
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a baker scaffold, working on an air conditioning duct. The duct broke in half and hit the scaffold, causing the employee to fall to the ground about 5 feet below and suffer a broken left ankle.

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