# Fractures at Krones, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085498` · 8/6/2015 · FRANKLIN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Paint removers, thinners
## Employer
- **Name:** Krones, Inc.
- **Location:** 9600 South 58th St, FRANKLIN, WISCONSIN, 53132
- **NAICS:** 333993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was chemically removing some walking lines from the floor of the overhaul area.  There was some paint thinner poured over the walking lines that were being removed.  The area was not quarantined off and the employee was walking across the area and slipped, fell, and broke his right ankle.

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