# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Intertek USA Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024032488` · 3/20/2024 · ESSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Intertek USA Inc
- **Location:** 327 Erickson Ave., ESSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 19029
- **NAICS:** 541380
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was going down the stairs when they fell down the stairway, resulting in a sprained ankle and a fractured left wrist.

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