# Sprains at Harsco Metals & Minerals
> OSHA SIR `2017043158` · 4/7/2017 · GOSNELL, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Harsco Metals & Minerals
- **Location:** 5929 AR-18,, GOSNELL, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 327992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was greasing a skid steer in front of the lube bay. As he walked backwards to move away from the machine, he tripped on a wheel hub that was on the ground behind him, twisting his ankle and falling to the ground.

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