# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Duro Electrical Contracting
> OSHA SIR `2024109365` · 10/7/2024 · THORNWOOD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tables, desks, work surfaces
## Employer
- **Name:** Duro Electrical Contracting
- **Location:** 735 Anderson Hill Rd., THORNWOOD, NEW YORK, 10594
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an 8-foot ladder drilling a hole into a concrete wall for an anchor. The employee fell and struck his head on a nearby table. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture, dislocated shoulder, and a laceration that required staples/stitches.

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