# Fractures at The Davey Tree Expert Company
> OSHA SIR `2015086186` · 8/27/2015 · STRONGSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Limbs, branches-unattached
## Employer
- **Name:** The Davey Tree Expert Company
- **Location:** Royal Rd-Metro Park, STRONGSVILLE, OHIO, 44136
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking up a hillside to plan line clearing work.  He stepped on a branch, which rolled under his foot, and fell breaking his ankle.  He was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

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