# Fractures at Southwire Company
> OSHA SIR `2015118718` · 11/18/2015 · CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwire Company
- **Location:** 1 Southwire Drive, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30119
- **NAICS:** 332618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the printer on Machine # 0735-16 while the line was down and not running. He stepped over the wire (approximately 7 inches from the ground) with his left foot and as he attempted to bring his right foot over, his toe caught the wire and he fell forward fracturing the right ankle.

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