# Fractures at ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020043156` · 4/7/2020 · SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 2106 SOUTH RIVERSIDE ROAD, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64507
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the back of a digger derrick, prepping the unit for an endurance test. The employee was using a torque wrench to remove bolts for analysis. As the employee was applying force, the socket slipped from the bolt resulting in a loss of balance. The employee fell 4' 7" from the back of the truck onto the ground. The employee landed on both feet and sustained a broken left ankle that required surgery.

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