# Fractures at REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20191010278` · 10/1/2019 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
- **Location:** 4235 SHERIFF ROAD, NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20019
- **NAICS:** 424820
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to stop cases from falling and was forced to jump about 8 feet to the floor, suffering a broken right ankle. He was hospitalized.

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