# Fractures at Minteq International Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019043407` · 4/2/2019 · EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Minteq International Inc
- **Location:** 640 N 13th St, EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18042
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a ladder resting on a wooden plywood platform. As the employee was climbing down the platform, the plywood came loose and broke. The employee then fell 6 feet off the ladder and broke an ankle.

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