# Fractures at TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
> OSHA SIR `2015031573` · 3/30/2015 · SEALY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Battery-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
- **Location:** 12001 Mlcak Rd, SEALY, TEXAS, 77474
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a service call, replacing a sensor on a fleet truck. He stood on a battery box, and put his right leg on a cylinder to help hold his balance. His hands were occupied with hand tools in a position above his head. His left foot slipped, putting all of his body weight on his right foot and resulting in a fracture below the knee.

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