# Fractures at Universal Services of America LP
> OSHA SIR `2017088373` · 8/26/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Services of America LP
- **Location:** 1235 N. Loop W. Suite 400, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77008
- **NAICS:** 561612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a walking ramp and attempted to avoid a 2- to 4-inch puddle of water by getting on a side rail. She slipped on the side rail and landed awkwardly on her right ankle, breaking it in three places and requiring hospitalization.

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