# Fractures at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
> OSHA SIR `2017021442` · 2/14/2017 · PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- **Location:** Bayou Sorrel Lock, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70765
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking along the side of a levy when he slipped and fell on damp grass, breaking his ankle in two places.

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