# Fractures at J.E. Richards Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032627` · 3/29/2016 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
## Employer
- **Name:** J.E. Richards Inc.
- **Location:** 50 M Street, SE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20003
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a hallway when 1,200 pounds of stacked drywall fell on him and broke his ankle.

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