# Fractures at SMITH-BLAIR,INC
> OSHA SIR `2016043238` · 4/20/2016 · TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SMITH-BLAIR,INC
- **Location:** #30 GLOBE AVE., TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
- **NAICS:** 332510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking when he was struck by rubber gaskets that fell from a height of approximately 10 feet. He was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.

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