# Fractures at Excel Energy, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016054607` · 5/25/2016 · BORGER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Jump from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Excel Energy, Inc.
- **Location:** 109 Rigdon, BORGER, TEXAS, 79007
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on an extension ladder when the ladder began to slip. The employee jumped approximately 5 to 6 feet off the ladder and fractured the left ankle.

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