# Fractures at Lowe's Home Center, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018054896` · 5/19/2018 · CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Center, LLC
- **Location:** 850 E High Street, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17013
- **NAICS:** 423710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell off a step ladder while throwing trash into a compactor resulting in a broken left ankle.

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