# Fractures at STERLING STEEL CO.
> OSHA SIR `2015052795` · 5/12/2015 · STERLING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** STERLING STEEL CO.
- **Location:** 101 AVENUE K, STERLING, ILLINOIS, 61081
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about May 12, 2015, an employee was operating a skid steer vehicle and had his right foot resting on the edge of the operator cab. His foot slipped off and was caught in the pinch point between the bucket assembly and the cab. He fractured his foot and ankle and was hospitalized.

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