# Fractures at Metro Mechanical Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099543` · 9/12/2019 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Metro Mechanical Inc.
- **Location:** 15301 N. Freeway, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76177
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a scissor lift at 30 feet when the lift hydraulics failed and the lift suddenly went straight down. As a result, the employee broke both ankles.

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