# Fractures at RECYCLE INC. EAST
> OSHA SIR `2018054769` · 5/16/2018 · SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** RECYCLE INC. EAST
- **Location:** 20 A HARMICH RD., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
- **NAICS:** 562219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dragging a large plastic container to another trailer when the employee's pant leg became caught on a step, causing the employee to fall and fracture an ankle.

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