# Fractures at Shred-It Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054777` · 5/31/2024 · WESTBURY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Sheet paper, cardstock unbound
## Employer
- **Name:** Shred-It Inc.
- **Location:** 609 Cantiague Rock Road, WESTBURY, NEW YORK, 11590
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking across the warehouse to activate a shredder that had just been repaired. He slipped on a piece of paper and fell on the ground, fracturing his left ankle. The employee required surgery.

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