# Fractures at Herzog Foundation Drilling Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019077023` · 7/11/2019 · GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** Herzog Foundation Drilling Inc
- **Location:** D.B. Woods Road near FM 29, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, 78633
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up a piece of plywood to move it to another area. The plywood had been covering an 8-ft hole. The employee fell into the hole and sustained a broken ankle.

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