# Fractures at Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054713` · 5/21/2020 · HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 5712 S Suncoast Blvd. and US HWY 19, HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA, 34446
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down from a truck and was 2 to 3 feet from the ground when his left foot missed a step, he lost his grip, and his right foot became hung up in a step. As a result, he sustained a right ankle fracture.

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