# Fractures at McConnell Dowell American Samoa Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2020010701` · 1/22/2020 · PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** McConnell Dowell American Samoa Ltd.
- **Location:** 4664 Iliili Road, PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA, 96799
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee performing preventive maintenance on an excavator slipped and fell to the ground while stepping off the equipment's battery box, fracturing his left ankle.

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