# Fractures at Safeguard Pest Control
> OSHA SIR `2016098917` · 9/20/2016 · PORT O CONNOR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Safeguard Pest Control
- **Location:** 706 Washington St., PORT O CONNOR, TEXAS, 77982
- **NAICS:** 561710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell six feet from a ladder on a wooden deck and broke his left ankle.

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