# Fractures at PA American Water
> OSHA SIR `2016065381` · 6/16/2016 · WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PA American Water
- **Location:** 4 Wellington Blvd, WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA, 19610
- **NAICS:** 221310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a flight of stairs and stepped wrong, resulting in a broken ankle.

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