# Fractures at MIG BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022109146` · 10/19/2022 · PITTSFORD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MIG BUILDING SYSTEMS, LLC
- **Location:** 112 Coventry Ridge, PITTSFORD, NEW YORK, 14534
- **NAICS:** 238390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 24' extension ladder that was extended approximately 18' to hang a gutter on a wet deck. The ladder gave out, causing it to slide. The employee fell approximately 14' from the ladder to the ground. The employee sustained an ankle fracture and was hospitalized.

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