# Fractures at SULLIVAN & MCLAUGHLIN COMPANIES INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024087533` · 8/16/2024 · NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SULLIVAN & MCLAUGHLIN COMPANIES INC.
- **Location:** Newton Wellesley Hospital, NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02460
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder removing a piece of pipe. The pipe got hung up, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall from the ladder. The employee sustained a broken wrist requiring surgery.

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