# Fractures at SGS Petroleum Service Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20181010277` · 10/4/2018 · PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from rail vehicle-transportation incident
- **Source:** Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SGS Petroleum Service Corporation
- **Location:** Dow Chemical Co., PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from the end platform of a railcar to the ground, 4.5 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle.

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