# Fractures at Viking Materials, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010598` · 1/17/2019 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Viking Materials, Inc.
- **Location:** 11305 Franklin Avenue, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 17, 2019, an employee was dumping scrap by hand when a scrap hopper tipped over, causing scrap to spill out onto the employee's feet. The employee's feet were pinned against a conveyor, fracturing both ankles.

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