# Fractures at Atmos Energy
> OSHA SIR `20191112121` · 11/22/2019 · DES ALLEMANDS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Atmos Energy
- **Location:** 17228 Hwy 90, DES ALLEMANDS, LOUISIANA, 70030
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was reading a meter on a residential property. A dog chased him, and he broke his leg while jumping over a ditch.

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