# Fractures at METAL CONTAINER CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2019043829` · 4/15/2019 · ARNOLD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Machine platforms
## Employer
- **Name:** METAL CONTAINER CORPORATION
- **Location:** 42 TENBROOK INDUSTRIAL PARK, ARNOLD, MISSOURI, 63010
- **NAICS:** 332431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping up onto a platform. The employee's foot caught on a step and their right shin contacted the step as they fell, causing a broken tibia and fibula.

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