# Dislocation of joints at UTLX Manufacturing, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015096528` · 9/8/2015 · ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UTLX Manufacturing, LLC
- **Location:** 6325 Hwy 1 North, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, 71303
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to attach a metal jacket around a railroad car when the securement chain on the ladder came loose. The ladder became unstable and slid, causing the employee to fall and dislocate the left ankle. The employee required surgery.

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