# Fractures at Emmaus Foods
> OSHA SIR `20171212175` · 12/23/2017 · ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Emmaus Foods
- **Location:** 661 Railroad Avenue, ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While walking behind the plant to inspect a combo vat, an employee stepped into a 2' X 2' concrete drain and broke the left ankle. The grate over the drain had been removed due to heavy rain.

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