# Fractures at Tree Care of New York, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023053980` · 5/3/2023 · LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tree Care of New York, LLC
- **Location:** 150 Hubbard Street, LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS, 01240
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting another employee with carrying a piece of wood when the injured employee rolled their ankle. He then lost his balance, causing the wood to drop onto his ankle, resulting in tibia and fibula fractures.

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