# Fractures at Baldwin Pole and Piling Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032543` · 3/20/2017 · BAY MINETTE, ALABAMA
## 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:** Baldwin Pole and Piling Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1101 Highway 31 N, BAY MINETTE, ALABAMA, 36507
- **NAICS:** 321114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a piece of tin that had blown off a building when he lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet from his ladder to the ground, fracturing both ankles.

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