# Fractures at Alabama Power Company
> OSHA SIR `20181111856` · 11/17/2018 · CLANTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** Alabama Power Company
- **Location:** Lake Mitchell Area, CLANTON, ALABAMA, 35045
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had walked about 150 feet up a steep hill after helping pull conduit across a lake. His right foot slipped about 5-6 inches into a ditch and he fell onto his back, breaking his right ankle.

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