# Fractures at Rehrig Pacific Company
> OSHA SIR `2015063894` · 6/19/2015 · DE SOTO, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Dies, molds, patterns
- **Secondary source:** Benches, workbenches, saw horses
## Employer
- **Name:** Rehrig Pacific Company
- **Location:** 8875 Commerce Dr, DE SOTO, KANSAS, 66018
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the ejection plate from a mold while a crane was being used to "take a strain" on the plate. The employee was under the mold, which was sitting on saw horses, using a wrench to remove bolts. As he was removing the bolts, the mold shifted and broke his ankle.

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