# Fractures at Sowles Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181011180` · 10/30/2018 · GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Sowles Co.
- **Location:** 1301 S 20th Street, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 59403
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on an I-beam in the lay down area. The employee stepped down from the I-beam and another I-bean (approximately 3,200 lbs.) rolled over onto his ankles fracturing both ankles and the lower right leg.

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