# Fractures and dislocations at Richards Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054460` · 5/18/2023 · STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Sewers, manholes, storm drains
## Employer
- **Name:** Richards Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 2800 Victory Blvd., STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10314
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing into a manhole to clean out debris when a rung on the fixed ladder broke and the employee fell 16.9 feet, resulting in a dislocated left elbow and four fractures to their left heel.

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