# Fractures at ABF Freight Systems Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019011096` · 1/30/2019 · NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** ABF Freight Systems Inc.
- **Location:** 7 McJunkin Road, NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA, 25143
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking tractors in the freight yard when he slipped on the snow and fell fracturing his ankle.

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