# Fractures at American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191111725` · 11/11/2019 · BROWNTOWN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Structures, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** N2480 COUNTY M, BROWNTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53522
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving an 800-pound core box with a hoist. As the box was lowered, it slid off the hoist hook and struck the employee's ankle, breaking it.

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