# Fractures at South Dakota Wheat Growers
> OSHA SIR `2016020964` · 2/1/2016 · MELLETTE, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** South Dakota Wheat Growers
- **Location:** 15647 387th Avenue, MELLETTE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57461
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to walk around a downspout in the parking lot. When she stepped down from the sidewalk, she slipped on ice and fell, fracturing her right ankle.

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