# Fractures at Envigo RMS
> OSHA SIR `2018077749` · 7/30/2018 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Envigo RMS
- **Location:** 1401 South Stoughton Road, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53716
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had placed one foot on a pallet, about 3 inches above the floor, to retrieve banded cardboard. When the employee turned and stepped down, they twisted and broke their ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring pins in their ankle. Low-cut shoes, not boots, were being worn at the time of the incident.

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