# Fractures at Developmental Disability Institute
> OSHA SIR `2022109046` · 10/15/2022 · SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Developmental Disability Institute
- **Location:** 75 Landing Meadow Rd., SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK, 11787
- **NAICS:** 623210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a 15-foot extension ladder while using a chainsaw to cut limbs off a tree. The employee fell from the ladder to the concrete ground, resulting in fractures to their upper body, back, and arm.

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