# Fractures at Walsh Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2024098943` · 9/25/2024 · LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Walsh Construction Company
- **Location:** 46-01 37th Ave, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, 11101
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder and fell three feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a broken ankle.

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