# Fractures at Ardagh Glass, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20171212215` · 12/26/2017 · SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** Ardagh Glass, Inc
- **Location:** 4241 Hwy 563, SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA, 71275
- **NAICS:** 327213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding an elevator up to the 5th floor when the elevator suddenly stopped and jerked, falling about 6 feet and tossing the employee to the floor. He broke his right leg in three places.

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