# Fractures at Metro East Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021431` · 2/13/2017 · ALORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Metro East Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 3800 Missouri Ave, ALORTON, ILLINOIS, 62207
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down the end ladder of a railroad hopper car when he lost his footing and fell approximately 7 feet to the ground, sustaining bi-lateral heel fractures.

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