# Fractures at USA MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191212612` · 12/7/2019 · GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** USA MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
- **Location:** INTERNATIONAL MATEX TANK TERMINALS, GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA, 31408
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a makeshift 18-inch-high stairway leading up to a 36-inch foundation. The employee landed on the ground and broke his right tibia.

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