# Fractures at TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010436` · 10/5/2019 · CARROLLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 1820 N. Josey Lane, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
- **NAICS:** 311824
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a prybar to unjam a pallet that was stuck on a conveyor when the wood in the pallet gave way and caused the employee to lose his balance and fall backwards. He rolled his left ankle and broke it, requiring hospitalization.

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