# Dislocation of joints at Verhoff Alfalfa Mills, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054488` · 5/9/2018 · NEW BAVARIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Verhoff Alfalfa Mills, Inc.
- **Location:** C358 Co Rd. 16, NEW BAVARIA, OHIO, 43548
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 9, 2018, an employee was inspecting a machine from an extension ladder when the ladder slipped from underneath the employee. The employee fell 6 feet and dislocated an ankle, requiring hospitalization.

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