# Fractures at Akorn, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010520` · 1/17/2018 · SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Akorn, Inc.
- **Location:** 72 Veronica Avenue, SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, 08873
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk, fracturing the right ankle and requiring hospitalization.

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