# Concussions at Verizon New York
> OSHA SIR `2023087246` · 8/9/2023 · RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Street, road, driveway, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon New York
- **Location:** 88 Foster Road, RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK, 11779
- **NAICS:** 517210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 24-foot extension ladder in front of a residential home when he fell to the driveway below. The employee hit his head and sustained a concussion.

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