# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at BERKSHIRE FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20241211358` · 12/9/2024 · NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow, hail
## Employer
- **Name:** BERKSHIRE FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES, INC.
- **Location:** 251 Cascade Street, NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, 01247
- **NAICS:** 623210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wheeling a garbage tote to the end of a driveway on a steep hill. The employee slipped on black ice and suffered a dislocation and three broken bones in his left ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

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