# Fractures at Genesis Interiors, PLLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021430` · 2/14/2023 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-suspended staging
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Genesis Interiors, PLLC
- **Location:** 6625 S. Drexel Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60621
- **NAICS:** 423330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing tuckpointing while on a swing-stage scaffold. The rope on the scaffold broke and the side of the scaffold fell 20 feet to the ground. The employee impacted the ground and sustained a broken ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.

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